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.
I go to bed by midnight
I wake up again at 4:00
I read a while
Then try to sleep some more
But by 6:00 AM I'm gone again
Lost in the logic of despair
Cause you just can't reason with someone
Who ain't even there
I been right about the reasons
This bein' right is getting nowhere
And it's time for movin' on
[Chorus]
I'm letting go of the anger
I been holding in my heart
I'm letting go of the bitterness
That's tearin' me apart
It's time to give us both the forgiveness
I couldn't give before
I don't want to hate you anymore
I loved you for your honesty
Now I hate you for your lies
Still I just don't see the wisdom in goodbye
So I'll put my fears in a letter of tears
I guess I never intended to send
The future's hard to believe in if I can't even see the end
There are no easy answers
It's just a fact of life
You know somebody's always leavin'
Somebody's always left behind
[Chorus]
One by one and day by day I'm getting' stronger
It ain't about you any longer
It's about tryin' to save my soul
I don't want to hate you anymore
Argue or debate you
I don't want to hate you anymore
I wake up again at 4:00
I read a while
Then try to sleep some more
But by 6:00 AM I'm gone again
Lost in the logic of despair
Cause you just can't reason with someone
Who ain't even there
I been right about the reasons
This bein' right is getting nowhere
And it's time for movin' on
[Chorus]
I'm letting go of the anger
I been holding in my heart
I'm letting go of the bitterness
That's tearin' me apart
It's time to give us both the forgiveness
I couldn't give before
I don't want to hate you anymore
I loved you for your honesty
Now I hate you for your lies
Still I just don't see the wisdom in goodbye
So I'll put my fears in a letter of tears
I guess I never intended to send
The future's hard to believe in if I can't even see the end
There are no easy answers
It's just a fact of life
You know somebody's always leavin'
Somebody's always left behind
[Chorus]
One by one and day by day I'm getting' stronger
It ain't about you any longer
It's about tryin' to save my soul
I don't want to hate you anymore
Argue or debate you
I don't want to hate you anymore
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I Don't Want to Hate You Anymore Lyrics as written by Kenneth Clark Loggins Frank Myers
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Anthem Entertainment
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