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.
Halfway through the night
I wake up in a dream
Echoes in my head
Make every whisper turn into a scream
I dreamed I could fly
Out in the blue
Over this town
Following you
Over the trees
Subways and cars
I'd try to find out
Who you really are
In the middle of the night (middle of the night)
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
Cool sweatin' in my bed
Got the windows open wide
Thinkin' about all the things you said
I wish I could fly
Out in the blue
Over this town
Following you
I'd fly over rooftops
The great boulevards
To try to find out
Who you really are
Who you really are
I wish I could fly now
I wish I could fly now
I wish I could fly now
I wish I could fly
Around and around
Over this town
The dirt on the ground
I'll follow your course
Of doors left ajar
To try to find out
Who you really are
Who you really are
Fly, fly fly
I wish I could fly
Ooh, ah
I wake up in a daze
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
In the middle of the night
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
I wish I could fly
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
I wish I could fly
I wake up in a dream
Echoes in my head
Make every whisper turn into a scream
I dreamed I could fly
Out in the blue
Over this town
Following you
Over the trees
Subways and cars
I'd try to find out
Who you really are
In the middle of the night (middle of the night)
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
Cool sweatin' in my bed
Got the windows open wide
Thinkin' about all the things you said
I wish I could fly
Out in the blue
Over this town
Following you
I'd fly over rooftops
The great boulevards
To try to find out
Who you really are
Who you really are
I wish I could fly now
I wish I could fly now
I wish I could fly now
I wish I could fly
Around and around
Over this town
The dirt on the ground
I'll follow your course
Of doors left ajar
To try to find out
Who you really are
Who you really are
Fly, fly fly
I wish I could fly
Ooh, ah
I wake up in a daze
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
In the middle of the night
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
I wish I could fly
(In the middle of the night, in the middle of the night)
I wish I could fly
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Wish I Could Fly Lyrics as written by Per Hakan Gessle
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