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.
You know that thing, that love thing
Make me wanna say
"Ooh, look down"
It breaks my heart up every time
Then I think about what you told me that night
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
No way I can escape what's in my mind
Oh, that's the way love goes
Love it takes you up, it takes you down, got you going all around.
Oh, that's the way our love goes
Open up your mind now don't be blind, I know baby you will find
[Chorus]
There is no limit to how,
How we can go, if we don't look down
Don't live in the limits,
Let's go higher and higher
Don't look down
Broken hearts and broken dreams
Baby nothing's broken, as it seems
Gotta find a way to let it flow (oh oh)
I know that there's a higher place to go
Oh that's the way love goes
Baby if it's real, then here's the biz, gotta accept it how it is
Oh, that's the way our love goes
Open up your mind now don't be blind, I know baby you will find
[Chorus]
Ooh, see we cannot let go
And there's no looking down
When you walk on the side road
Gotta keep your eyes on the highest tracks of love
You don't have to worry
Don't you worry bout a thing
Just keep your eyes above
One, two, three sing
There is no limit to how,
How we can go, if we don't look down
Don't live in the limits
Let's go higher and higher
Don't look down
There is no limit to how
How we can go, if we don't look down
Don't live in the limits
Let's go higher and higher
I'm telling you don't look down
Make me wanna say
"Ooh, look down"
It breaks my heart up every time
Then I think about what you told me that night
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
No way I can escape what's in my mind
Oh, that's the way love goes
Love it takes you up, it takes you down, got you going all around.
Oh, that's the way our love goes
Open up your mind now don't be blind, I know baby you will find
[Chorus]
There is no limit to how,
How we can go, if we don't look down
Don't live in the limits,
Let's go higher and higher
Don't look down
Broken hearts and broken dreams
Baby nothing's broken, as it seems
Gotta find a way to let it flow (oh oh)
I know that there's a higher place to go
Oh that's the way love goes
Baby if it's real, then here's the biz, gotta accept it how it is
Oh, that's the way our love goes
Open up your mind now don't be blind, I know baby you will find
[Chorus]
Ooh, see we cannot let go
And there's no looking down
When you walk on the side road
Gotta keep your eyes on the highest tracks of love
You don't have to worry
Don't you worry bout a thing
Just keep your eyes above
One, two, three sing
There is no limit to how,
How we can go, if we don't look down
Don't live in the limits
Let's go higher and higher
Don't look down
There is no limit to how
How we can go, if we don't look down
Don't live in the limits
Let's go higher and higher
I'm telling you don't look down
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