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've followed and you've led
You've fought until you've bled
You've sought and now you've fled
So what you gonna do now?
You've ushered in the rain
Seen new life come again
But doubting still remains
So what you gonna do now?
You're trying so hard
Did you find what you're looking for?
A glass roof or an open door?
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
Tell me who's gonna want to stand
with the fire of a foolish man?
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
There is always bad to find
So push it from your mind
And let it all unwind
Your watchtower on the moon
won't help you see the view
of all that's coming soon
So what you gonna do now?
And character's what glows
What no one wants to know
But still you choose to grow
So what you gonna do now?
You're trying so hard
Did you find what you're looking for?
A glass roof or an open door?
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
Tell me who's gonna want to stand
with the fire of a foolish man?
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
There is always bad to find
So push it from your mind
And let it all unwind
You're trying so hard
Did you find what you're looking for?
A glass roof or an open door?
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
Tell me who's gonna want to stand
with the fire of a foolish man?
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
You've fought until you've bled
You've sought and now you've fled
So what you gonna do now?
You've ushered in the rain
Seen new life come again
But doubting still remains
So what you gonna do now?
You're trying so hard
Did you find what you're looking for?
A glass roof or an open door?
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
Tell me who's gonna want to stand
with the fire of a foolish man?
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
There is always bad to find
So push it from your mind
And let it all unwind
Your watchtower on the moon
won't help you see the view
of all that's coming soon
So what you gonna do now?
And character's what glows
What no one wants to know
But still you choose to grow
So what you gonna do now?
You're trying so hard
Did you find what you're looking for?
A glass roof or an open door?
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
Tell me who's gonna want to stand
with the fire of a foolish man?
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
There is always bad to find
So push it from your mind
And let it all unwind
You're trying so hard
Did you find what you're looking for?
A glass roof or an open door?
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
Tell me who's gonna want to stand
with the fire of a foolish man?
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
You're hurting yourself and everyone else
In tune with yourself, but nobody else
Lyrics submitted by Octavarium64
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