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.
It was on a wedding day
When my heart began to stray
Never thought I'd make such a big mistake
Throw my life away
I've gone days without food
I've went weeks without sleep, keeping this in
I've got cuts I can't close
I've got wounds that won't heal, it's all your fault
I've been shattered and wrecked
My hand's covered in blood, scars on my skin
I forgot how to feel
Now I'm weak with deceit, my skin is paper thin
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
I go years without tears
In a life with no fear, a life without you
Now I'm breaking my back as
I cover my tracks, my skin is paper thin once again
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
I've gone days without food
I've went weeks without sleep, keeping this in
I've got cuts I can't close
I've got wounds that won't heal, it's all your fault
My American dream
Wasn't ever to rise to your [Incomprehensible]
Even with [Incomprehensible] what's the point?
I wish that it wouldn't stop
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
This was not a test, this was all for real
This was not a test, this was all for real
This was not a test, this was all for real
This was not a test, this was all for real
When my heart began to stray
Never thought I'd make such a big mistake
Throw my life away
I've gone days without food
I've went weeks without sleep, keeping this in
I've got cuts I can't close
I've got wounds that won't heal, it's all your fault
I've been shattered and wrecked
My hand's covered in blood, scars on my skin
I forgot how to feel
Now I'm weak with deceit, my skin is paper thin
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
I go years without tears
In a life with no fear, a life without you
Now I'm breaking my back as
I cover my tracks, my skin is paper thin once again
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
I've gone days without food
I've went weeks without sleep, keeping this in
I've got cuts I can't close
I've got wounds that won't heal, it's all your fault
My American dream
Wasn't ever to rise to your [Incomprehensible]
Even with [Incomprehensible] what's the point?
I wish that it wouldn't stop
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
We've been through this
Feeling it, keeping it, holding it and
We go through this
Over and over again
This was not a test, this was all for real
This was not a test, this was all for real
This was not a test, this was all for real
This was not a test, this was all for real
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