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.
Got a picture of your house and you're standing by the door
It's black and white and faded and it's looking pretty worn
I see the factory that I worked silhouetted in the back
The memories are gray but, man, they're really coming back
I don't need to be the king of the world
As long as I'm the hero of this little girl
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say, we will find our way
How I love the way you move and the sparkle in your eyes
There's a color deep inside them like a blue suburban sky
When I come home late at night and you're in bed asleep
I wrap my arms around you so I can feel you breath
I don't need to a superman
As long as you will always be my biggest fan
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say
We'll find our way yeah
Now the lights are going out, along the boulevard
Memories come rushing back and it makes it pretty hard
I've got nowhere left to go, no one really cares
I don't know what to do but I'm never giving up on you
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say, yeah
Find our way
Heaven, far away
Heaven, far away
Heaven, isn't too far away
Is not far away
Is not too far way
Is not too far way
Is not too far
It's black and white and faded and it's looking pretty worn
I see the factory that I worked silhouetted in the back
The memories are gray but, man, they're really coming back
I don't need to be the king of the world
As long as I'm the hero of this little girl
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say, we will find our way
How I love the way you move and the sparkle in your eyes
There's a color deep inside them like a blue suburban sky
When I come home late at night and you're in bed asleep
I wrap my arms around you so I can feel you breath
I don't need to a superman
As long as you will always be my biggest fan
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say
We'll find our way yeah
Now the lights are going out, along the boulevard
Memories come rushing back and it makes it pretty hard
I've got nowhere left to go, no one really cares
I don't know what to do but I'm never giving up on you
Heaven isn't too far away
Closer to it every day
No matter what your friends might say, yeah
Find our way
Heaven, far away
Heaven, far away
Heaven, isn't too far away
Is not far away
Is not too far way
Is not too far way
Is not too far
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Every day is heaven Moves further & further away Familiar blue eyes I once knew Turn a colder shade of grey
Every day is heaven Moves further & further away Familiar words we used to share Seem so difficult to say
& I am alone In a world of cold flesh, cold steel, cold stone
I close up like a clam & shut the world out with the slam of a door To shut out all the fighting, all the hatred, all the war
You just cannot stay calm When your soul screams less But someone always wants more What for?
Every day is heaven Moves further & further away Familiar blue eyes I once knew Turn a colder shade of grey
Every day is heaven Moves further & further away Familiar words we used to share Seem impossible to say
Every day Every day Heaven moves further & further away
Every day Every day Heaven is moving further & further away
Every day Every day