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.
Into the streets, we're coming down
We never sleep, never get tired
Through urban fields, and suburban life
Turn the crowd up now, we'll never back down
Shoot down a skyline, watch it in prime time
Turn up the love now, listen up now, turn up the love
Who's gonna save the world tonight?
Who's gonna bring you back to life?
We're gonna make it, you and I
We're gonna save the world tonight
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
We're far from home, it's for the better
What we dream, it's all that matters
We're on our way, united
Turn the crowd up now, we'll never back down
Shoot down a skyline, watch it in prime time
Turn up the love now, listen up now, turn up the love
Who's gonna save the world tonight?
Who's gonna bring you back to life?
We're gonna make it, you and I
We're gonna save the world tonight
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
We never sleep, never get tired
Through urban fields, and suburban life
Turn the crowd up now, we'll never back down
Shoot down a skyline, watch it in prime time
Turn up the love now, listen up now, turn up the love
Who's gonna save the world tonight?
Who's gonna bring you back to life?
We're gonna make it, you and I
We're gonna save the world tonight
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
We're far from home, it's for the better
What we dream, it's all that matters
We're on our way, united
Turn the crowd up now, we'll never back down
Shoot down a skyline, watch it in prime time
Turn up the love now, listen up now, turn up the love
Who's gonna save the world tonight?
Who's gonna bring you back to life?
We're gonna make it, you and I
We're gonna save the world tonight
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh oh
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Save the World Lyrics as written by Christopher Thomas Cano Chad Michael Rachild
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