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.
Clear Skies
Did anybody see our battles won and lost
Before we found the lines to cross
Did anybody hear the things we didn't mean
And the silences in between
You're waiting for a fall
You're always running from a storm
So when you feel alone
(Chorus)
Look in my direction
When you think we've disappeared
Close your eyes and you will see it you can feel it
The sky's about to clear
And no one else can see the side of me I show
When it's you and me alone
And no one else can hear the things that you don't say
Things that I already know
Stop waiting for a fall
You can't keep running from the storm
So when you feel alone
(Repeat Chorus)
And no one understands the things you do in me
Gives me strength to set them free
And no one else can know the colour that you show
See your shadow slowly grow
I'll catch you if you fall
I'll give you shelter from it all
So when you feel alone
(Repeat Chorus)
Did anybody see our battles won and lost
Before we found the lines to cross
Did anybody hear the things we didn't mean
And the silences in between
You're waiting for a fall
You're always running from a storm
So when you feel alone
(Chorus)
Look in my direction
When you think we've disappeared
Close your eyes and you will see it you can feel it
The sky's about to clear
And no one else can see the side of me I show
When it's you and me alone
And no one else can hear the things that you don't say
Things that I already know
Stop waiting for a fall
You can't keep running from the storm
So when you feel alone
(Repeat Chorus)
And no one understands the things you do in me
Gives me strength to set them free
And no one else can know the colour that you show
See your shadow slowly grow
I'll catch you if you fall
I'll give you shelter from it all
So when you feel alone
(Repeat Chorus)
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Clear Skies Lyrics as written by Ben Smyth Nick Atkinson
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