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.
Don't come on over tonight
It'll end in the same fight
That we always lose
Don't bother to pick up your phone
'Cause I won't be home
Any time you do
Saying goodbye is such a simple thing
But it breaks my heart every time I hit that off footing
So just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cry, cry, cry for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
Forgetting me
It won't matter how many times
You beg and plead then lie
So get off your knees
I don't care if you want me or not
Cause either way I'm done
I'm through with you
Leaving you is the hardest
But being with you is like trying to see in the dark
Just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cry, cry, cry for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
Forgetting me
It's gonna be hard to give you off
But sometimes love is just not enough
Just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cry, cry, cry for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
So just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cried, cried, cried for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
Forgetting me
Forgetting me
It'll end in the same fight
That we always lose
Don't bother to pick up your phone
'Cause I won't be home
Any time you do
Saying goodbye is such a simple thing
But it breaks my heart every time I hit that off footing
So just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cry, cry, cry for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
Forgetting me
It won't matter how many times
You beg and plead then lie
So get off your knees
I don't care if you want me or not
Cause either way I'm done
I'm through with you
Leaving you is the hardest
But being with you is like trying to see in the dark
Just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cry, cry, cry for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
Forgetting me
It's gonna be hard to give you off
But sometimes love is just not enough
Just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cry, cry, cry for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
So just go on home, I don't want you around no more
I wish you'd cried, cried, cried for me
So just go on home, I'm better off being alone
Just try try try forgetting me
Forgetting me
Forgetting me
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