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.
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
When I first saw you come across the room
And then you saw me, then I knew what to do
I tried to play it cool and attached no strings
But by the end of the day, I needed the whole thing
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
You see I knew right then, that this could last so long
I went home that night, I wrote my first love song
And as the days went by, I knew I had it made
Well you could try to pretend, your smile gave it away
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
And It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
And now here we are, how could we ever know
I knew I loved you then and I've watched you grow
So it came to be, that I raised you and you raised me
Were lucky that way, cause our love can never fade
No our love can never fade yeah
Our love will never fade yeah
Our love can never fade yeah
It feels good to be the one that you want,
When all I want is you, can never fade yeah
It feels good to be the one that you want,
When all I want is you, can never fade yeah
When all I want is you, can never fade
All I want is you, can never fade
When all I want is you
When all I want is you
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
When I first saw you come across the room
And then you saw me, then I knew what to do
I tried to play it cool and attached no strings
But by the end of the day, I needed the whole thing
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
You see I knew right then, that this could last so long
I went home that night, I wrote my first love song
And as the days went by, I knew I had it made
Well you could try to pretend, your smile gave it away
It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
And It feels good to be the one, that you want
When all I want is you
And now here we are, how could we ever know
I knew I loved you then and I've watched you grow
So it came to be, that I raised you and you raised me
Were lucky that way, cause our love can never fade
No our love can never fade yeah
Our love will never fade yeah
Our love can never fade yeah
It feels good to be the one that you want,
When all I want is you, can never fade yeah
It feels good to be the one that you want,
When all I want is you, can never fade yeah
When all I want is you, can never fade
All I want is you, can never fade
When all I want is you
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Never Fade Lyrics as written by Jack Hody Johnson
Lyrics © Bubble Toes Publishing, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
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