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're the ship, I'm the wreck
You're the bomb, I'm a tick
You're the pause before the fall
I'm a crash that follows it all
We are one, we are whole
We are one whole dying soul
We're the crash, the burn,
The dream that turns from ecstasy to aching,
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of two hearts breaking
You're the blink, I'm the eye
You're the shiver, I'm the knife
You're the crutch, I'm the break
You're the emptiness I make
We are one, we are whole
We are one whole dying soul
We're the crash, the burn,
The dream that turns from ecstasy to aching,
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of two hearts breaking
And drying big tears from crying all these years
And I know this is your nightmare come true
I never wanted this for you
But I'm the teeth, you're the heart
Together we're the start of the inhale and a scream
You're the not waking,
I'm the not dreaming
We are
We are one, we are whole
We are one whole dying soul
We're the crash, the burn,
The dream that turns from ecstasy to aching,
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of two hearts breaking
You're the bomb, I'm a tick
You're the pause before the fall
I'm a crash that follows it all
We are one, we are whole
We are one whole dying soul
We're the crash, the burn,
The dream that turns from ecstasy to aching,
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of two hearts breaking
You're the blink, I'm the eye
You're the shiver, I'm the knife
You're the crutch, I'm the break
You're the emptiness I make
We are one, we are whole
We are one whole dying soul
We're the crash, the burn,
The dream that turns from ecstasy to aching,
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of two hearts breaking
And drying big tears from crying all these years
And I know this is your nightmare come true
I never wanted this for you
But I'm the teeth, you're the heart
Together we're the start of the inhale and a scream
You're the not waking,
I'm the not dreaming
We are
We are one, we are whole
We are one whole dying soul
We're the crash, the burn,
The dream that turns from ecstasy to aching,
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of
We-e-e-e-e are the sound of two hearts breaking
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Two Hearts Breaking [Previously Unreleased Track] Lyrics as written by Jewel Kilcher
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