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.
Compact enhancement in your hand
You were lifted from your mind
Float like a ghost
No sense of self
No sense of time
Smiling slow and steady
You were young and you were free
It used to come so easily
Now it takes more
And more
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
Just to feel like it used to
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
To feel anything at all
Holy connection, so unexplained, so past control
We spoke all night in a language only we could know
Smiling slow and steady
We were young and we were free
It used to come so easily
Now it takes more
And more
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
Just to feel like it used to
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I'd do it all again)
And more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
To feel anything at all
Seems like every time you've got it figured out
You're just figuring out you're wrong
Seems like every time you get to where you're going
You're wishing you were gone
It takes more
And more
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
Just to feel like it used to
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I'd do it all again)
And more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
To feel anything at all
To feel anything at all
To feel anything at all
To feel anything at all
Just to feel like it used to
To feel anything at all
Just to feel like it used to
To feel anything at all
(Feel anything at all)
You were lifted from your mind
Float like a ghost
No sense of self
No sense of time
Smiling slow and steady
You were young and you were free
It used to come so easily
Now it takes more
And more
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
Just to feel like it used to
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
To feel anything at all
Holy connection, so unexplained, so past control
We spoke all night in a language only we could know
Smiling slow and steady
We were young and we were free
It used to come so easily
Now it takes more
And more
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
Just to feel like it used to
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I'd do it all again)
And more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
To feel anything at all
Seems like every time you've got it figured out
You're just figuring out you're wrong
Seems like every time you get to where you're going
You're wishing you were gone
It takes more
And more
It takes more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
Just to feel like it used to
(I'd do it all again)
It takes more
(I'd do it all again)
And more
(I knew right then I'd do it all again, I'd do it all again)
To feel anything at all
To feel anything at all
To feel anything at all
To feel anything at all
Just to feel like it used to
To feel anything at all
Just to feel like it used to
To feel anything at all
(Feel anything at all)
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now actually reading the lyrics and how completely wrong i had been singing the song i'm guessing it's about drug addiction, which is less relatable.
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