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.
Still I feel the pain from that day
When you stepped in to take my dreams away
The stage was set for what would be my night
But you called time and threw my fight
Still I'm yearning
To claim back what's mine
Still I'm clinging
To dreams that won't die
Still I'm dreaming
Of one more chance
But you still tell me
My time has passed
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight can be my night
Still you think
That it's ok
For you to state
The rules of play
But if you could know
The length to which I crawl
To reclaim my pride
And break down your walls
Still I'm yearning
To claim back what's mine
Still I'm clinging
To dreams that won't die
Still I'm dreaming
Of one more chance
One more chance with you
But you still tell me
My time has passed
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight can be my night
I wish I could have been somebody
I wish I could have been somebody, I wish
I could have been somebody, I wish I
Could have been somebody, I wish I could
Have been somebody, I wish I could have
Been somebody, I wish I could have been
Somebody, I wish I could have been some-
Body, I wish I could have been somebody
I wish I could have been somebody
I wish I could have been somebody, I
Wish I could have been somebody, I wish
I could have been somebody, I wish I
Could have been somebody, I wish I could
Have been somebody, I wish I could have
Been somebody, I wish I could have been
Somebody I wish I could have been some-
Just as a bird was meant to fly
Unbind these wings or let me die
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight can be my night
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight, this is my night
When you stepped in to take my dreams away
The stage was set for what would be my night
But you called time and threw my fight
Still I'm yearning
To claim back what's mine
Still I'm clinging
To dreams that won't die
Still I'm dreaming
Of one more chance
But you still tell me
My time has passed
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight can be my night
Still you think
That it's ok
For you to state
The rules of play
But if you could know
The length to which I crawl
To reclaim my pride
And break down your walls
Still I'm yearning
To claim back what's mine
Still I'm clinging
To dreams that won't die
Still I'm dreaming
Of one more chance
One more chance with you
But you still tell me
My time has passed
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight can be my night
I wish I could have been somebody
I wish I could have been somebody, I wish
I could have been somebody, I wish I
Could have been somebody, I wish I could
Have been somebody, I wish I could have
Been somebody, I wish I could have been
Somebody, I wish I could have been some-
Body, I wish I could have been somebody
I wish I could have been somebody
I wish I could have been somebody, I
Wish I could have been somebody, I wish
I could have been somebody, I wish I
Could have been somebody, I wish I could
Have been somebody, I wish I could have
Been somebody, I wish I could have been
Somebody I wish I could have been some-
Just as a bird was meant to fly
Unbind these wings or let me die
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight can be my night
Give me back my right to prove that I can fight
Let me show them all
Tonight, this is my night
Lyrics submitted by Octavarium64
Somebody Lyrics as written by Diego Tejeida Charles Griffiths
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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