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.
Stop me
Say you wanna stop me
Say you wanna stop me now!
But I???m leaving
Yes I'm gonna leave you
Yes I'm gonna leave your life
If it's just 'sorry'
I don???t want your sorry
I don???t want your sorry now
Is too late, you know
Is too late, you know
Wasted time!
Say
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Say,
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Your silence
Your silence
Your silence...aaaah
Silence
Your silence
Your silence
Wake me???
Say you wanna wake me
Say you wanna wake my life
But I know you
Yes I wanna know you
Yes I wanna know your life
If is just teasing
I will be your teaser
I will be your teaser now
Is too late, you know
Is too late you know
Wasted time
Say,
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Say,
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Your silence
Your silence
Your silence???aaaaa
Silence
Your silence
Your silence
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
And try to let it out
And try to let it out
And try to let it out
Say you wanna stop me
Say you wanna stop me now!
But I???m leaving
Yes I'm gonna leave you
Yes I'm gonna leave your life
If it's just 'sorry'
I don???t want your sorry
I don???t want your sorry now
Is too late, you know
Is too late, you know
Wasted time!
Say
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Say,
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Your silence
Your silence
Your silence...aaaah
Silence
Your silence
Your silence
Wake me???
Say you wanna wake me
Say you wanna wake my life
But I know you
Yes I wanna know you
Yes I wanna know your life
If is just teasing
I will be your teaser
I will be your teaser now
Is too late, you know
Is too late you know
Wasted time
Say,
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Say,
Do you wanna play for love?
Do you wanna play for love?
Your silence
Your silence
Your silence???aaaaa
Silence
Your silence
Your silence
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
Say, you wanna know me
You wanna know me
And try to let it out
And try to let it out
And try to let it out
And try to let it out
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I think this song is about two people who seem to go along very well with each other things like smiling one to eachother, underand each other, and both know eachother pretty well and arent lovers and seem to try to establish a relationship and/or start dialog.It is pretty clear they're leading interpersonal relations without communicating not to much verbally.She tries to pursue him in a flirt "Do you wanna play for love?" Observe the patterns: But I know you Yes I wanna know you Yes I wanna know your life She knows this person's secrets but wants to know him personally and his way of seeing his life. But what bothers me, and what I might guess, is that she says in first stanza: " Stop me. Say you wanna stop me Say you wanna stop me now. But, I'm leaving so I'm gonna leave So I'm gonna leave your life." She is pretty decided to take this step of interrupting any connection with this guy as she might know more about the guy's mistakes as she feels like nothing is working for her life. In the lyrics : "Wake me. Say you wanna wake me. Say you wanna wake my life.", she wants him to be her first. If not she wants to be his "teaser", meaning she will try to cover his past with her being around him or in a official relationship or just an admirer or pavement. But she then puts an end to it as in the line before the last she gave the decision for him to take at the moment of speaking with no trying to come back to any reconsideration.End of story.
I have to add that this song was originaly sung by The MoooD .So, the roles were in fact reverted, as todays society were women tend to secretly hide things and guys playing the savers of girls pride.
Finally she realizes after a long relationship that the guy she loves is not worth fighting for anymore. She always did everything for him but he treated her not the way she should be treated like. I guess he had an affair. When she finds out she gets angry and disappointed and decides to leave him. I think her decision is fixed although she wants him one last time to fight and hold her back. She don't understand why he throws their common time away like it's nothing and put such a high risk. She wants to hear "I love you and I am sorry and I want you to be with me", then leave.