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.
There's a silence in the room,
I don't speak quite like you do.
You got my fingers crossed,
But I'll catch myself and I'll wish you off.
And I never thought the words you'd cast would hurt so much.
For that, well I won't look back.
And I never thought the one you trust would stab your back,
I guess it's not so bad.
There's a window in my room,
I can't see clear like you do.
I won't move my mouth and I'll stand up straight just to push you out.
So I can see your insides out,
And figure you out.
And I never thought the words you'd cast would hurt so much.
For that, well I won't look back.
And I never thought the one you trust would stab your back,
I guess it's not so bad.
And I never thought I'd kill you off when you're all I know.
For that, well I won't look back.
And I never thought I'd lose it all, then I heard your plans,
I guess it's not so bad.
It's not so bad.
It's not so bad.
So I cut you open so I could see you inside out.
And figure you out.
I don't speak quite like you do.
You got my fingers crossed,
But I'll catch myself and I'll wish you off.
And I never thought the words you'd cast would hurt so much.
For that, well I won't look back.
And I never thought the one you trust would stab your back,
I guess it's not so bad.
There's a window in my room,
I can't see clear like you do.
I won't move my mouth and I'll stand up straight just to push you out.
So I can see your insides out,
And figure you out.
And I never thought the words you'd cast would hurt so much.
For that, well I won't look back.
And I never thought the one you trust would stab your back,
I guess it's not so bad.
And I never thought I'd kill you off when you're all I know.
For that, well I won't look back.
And I never thought I'd lose it all, then I heard your plans,
I guess it's not so bad.
It's not so bad.
It's not so bad.
So I cut you open so I could see you inside out.
And figure you out.
Lyrics submitted by Anistasia
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This song makes me think of the typically relationship, the guy is always wrong and the girl is always right.
This interest of his was never meant to be much, due to the fact he sees all the differences, but she got to him. and after all his doing (apologizing and blah blah for nothing) she left him and stabbed him in the back. He is just shocked and doesnt understand how a person could be so cruel, so he wants to cut her open to see inside. While all of this emotion runs through him he also tries to look at the other side, she was cruel and not right so he is trying to not let himself care about it.
I put this in terms of a relationship between boy and girl because im going through a very similar thing with what i just said.