In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
You see this smile on my face
You put it there
There was a time you couldn't barely trace
Any one anywhere.
Now I got dreams, the future's mine
Built outta rock, it won't turn to sand
Cause I got love in my life
And you put it there.
There's a high step in my walk
And you put it there
You make me feel ten feet tall
Because you care.
I had no one to call my own
Spent every night all alone.
Now I've got love in my life
And you put it there.
Oh, what a difference
Your sweet love made in me
I was like a puzzle with pieces missin'
So incomplete.
But you put me together
With two loving arms
Made me feel like I am someone
Yeah, I got love in my life
And you put it there.
Talkin' 'bout love in my life
And you put it there
You put it there
There was a time you couldn't barely trace
Any one anywhere.
Now I got dreams, the future's mine
Built outta rock, it won't turn to sand
Cause I got love in my life
And you put it there.
There's a high step in my walk
And you put it there
You make me feel ten feet tall
Because you care.
I had no one to call my own
Spent every night all alone.
Now I've got love in my life
And you put it there.
Oh, what a difference
Your sweet love made in me
I was like a puzzle with pieces missin'
So incomplete.
But you put me together
With two loving arms
Made me feel like I am someone
Yeah, I got love in my life
And you put it there.
Talkin' 'bout love in my life
And you put it there
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