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.
27th of January, think he died a year ago today
She's crying on my shoulder and begging me to make the hurting go away
Pretty brown eyes, tears full of guilt, a heart full of pain and fear
I wanna tell her it's okay but we both know she's the reason he's not here.
I keep on crying, but it doesn't seem to help at all (seem to help at all)
With every single tear drop, it's like another raindrop falls
And I would (and I would)
If I could (if I could, but the try would be in vain
(The try would be in vain)
Said so matter what I do, I can't stop the rain.
So I cry
[Chorus]
Oh, I can't stop the rain (stop the rain) [Repeat: x2]
If I could, you know I would, but the try would be in vain.
So I cry
Oh, I can't stop the rain (stop the rain)
Faded picture in a little gold locket, and she never takes it off
I know it's small, but it's heavy 'cus it's filled with guilt
I know and she why his life is lost
I feel bad for her, but I'm having mixed emotions
Cause he was a friend of mine
Somewhere in the deepest darkest part of my mind
I wish it was her that died that night
I keep on crying, but it doesn't seem to help at all (seem to help at all)
With every single tear drop, it's like another raindrop falls (raindrop falls)
And I would [and I would], if I could (if I could)
But the try would be in vain (the try would be in vain)
Said so matter what I do, I can't stop the rain
So I cry
[Chorus]
One rainy Saturday night, a happy anniversary
Celebrating long, champagne all around
They had a little too much to drink
They got in the car, and he could barely stand up
So she figured that she'd drive.
Staring at him I suppose, a sudden jerk of the wheel,
And the car flipped about three times
I keep on crying, but it doesn't seem to help at all.
With every single tear drop, it's like another raindrop falls [raindrop falls].
And I would [and I would], if I could (if I could) but the try would be in vain.
Said so matter what I do (what I do) I can't stop the rain.
So I cry
[Chorus]
She's crying on my shoulder and begging me to make the hurting go away
Pretty brown eyes, tears full of guilt, a heart full of pain and fear
I wanna tell her it's okay but we both know she's the reason he's not here.
I keep on crying, but it doesn't seem to help at all (seem to help at all)
With every single tear drop, it's like another raindrop falls
And I would (and I would)
If I could (if I could, but the try would be in vain
(The try would be in vain)
Said so matter what I do, I can't stop the rain.
So I cry
[Chorus]
Oh, I can't stop the rain (stop the rain) [Repeat: x2]
If I could, you know I would, but the try would be in vain.
So I cry
Oh, I can't stop the rain (stop the rain)
Faded picture in a little gold locket, and she never takes it off
I know it's small, but it's heavy 'cus it's filled with guilt
I know and she why his life is lost
I feel bad for her, but I'm having mixed emotions
Cause he was a friend of mine
Somewhere in the deepest darkest part of my mind
I wish it was her that died that night
I keep on crying, but it doesn't seem to help at all (seem to help at all)
With every single tear drop, it's like another raindrop falls (raindrop falls)
And I would [and I would], if I could (if I could)
But the try would be in vain (the try would be in vain)
Said so matter what I do, I can't stop the rain
So I cry
[Chorus]
One rainy Saturday night, a happy anniversary
Celebrating long, champagne all around
They had a little too much to drink
They got in the car, and he could barely stand up
So she figured that she'd drive.
Staring at him I suppose, a sudden jerk of the wheel,
And the car flipped about three times
I keep on crying, but it doesn't seem to help at all.
With every single tear drop, it's like another raindrop falls [raindrop falls].
And I would [and I would], if I could (if I could) but the try would be in vain.
Said so matter what I do (what I do) I can't stop the rain.
So I cry
[Chorus]
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