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.
I see you walking and I take my time to know
I feel you breathing, but I just can't let it go
My time is wasting, but I know I cannot heal
You said it was nothing, but I know that shit was real
What could keep you from moving along on time?
What could keep you from running along?
I think that I'll go now, you need a chance
Touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
I see you leaving, and you're probably heading home
I know you're with him, and I just can't let that go
'Cause he didn't come with.
Yeah I know, I'm not alright
One thing that I miss was goodbye
What could keep you from moving along on time?
What could keep you from running along?
I think that I'll go now, you need a chance
How it touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
She says she wants a friend to lend the days and mask the day she left
Now I know I'm just a stranger living in look for love
She says she was a friend who left, so why would you look back?
'Cause maybe I know, there's no reason, so why would you say?
How it touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
How it touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
I feel you breathing, but I just can't let it go
My time is wasting, but I know I cannot heal
You said it was nothing, but I know that shit was real
What could keep you from moving along on time?
What could keep you from running along?
I think that I'll go now, you need a chance
Touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
I see you leaving, and you're probably heading home
I know you're with him, and I just can't let that go
'Cause he didn't come with.
Yeah I know, I'm not alright
One thing that I miss was goodbye
What could keep you from moving along on time?
What could keep you from running along?
I think that I'll go now, you need a chance
How it touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
She says she wants a friend to lend the days and mask the day she left
Now I know I'm just a stranger living in look for love
She says she was a friend who left, so why would you look back?
'Cause maybe I know, there's no reason, so why would you say?
How it touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
How it touch me so crazy
Knowing you are the one and you're not thinking bout me
No ain't got the time cause I made it
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