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.
Everybody has bad days
When they feel like no one cares
Call your friends in the middle of the night
And they just can't be there
I know someone who's available
And He'll answer every time you call
He won't ever leave you alone
That's just the kind of friend you should know
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Let me offer you a suggestion
And I'll leave without no doubt
A love that reaches far and wide
That's where my faith lies
Let me tell you why
Cause every time I'm sad and lonely
He comes and puts His arms around me
Cause God's love is the first
And it is the last so if you ask
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Oh I got a friend who loves me so
You ask how much I'll never know
And since I've found this love
I want to share it with everyone, oh
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Oh do you know?
Oh do you know? Oh!
When they feel like no one cares
Call your friends in the middle of the night
And they just can't be there
I know someone who's available
And He'll answer every time you call
He won't ever leave you alone
That's just the kind of friend you should know
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Let me offer you a suggestion
And I'll leave without no doubt
A love that reaches far and wide
That's where my faith lies
Let me tell you why
Cause every time I'm sad and lonely
He comes and puts His arms around me
Cause God's love is the first
And it is the last so if you ask
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Oh I got a friend who loves me so
You ask how much I'll never know
And since I've found this love
I want to share it with everyone, oh
Anybody know somebody
Someone who will love anybody
Even if they're just a nobody
I know somebody, somebody
Oh do you know?
Oh do you know? Oh!
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