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.
Break the water
Make a ripple once in a while
Wake, it's morning we've been sleeping for a while
Now forget what you're owed
That you're tired, time's getting on.
So lay down your load
You're fine
I'm yours and you're mine
You're fine
I'm yours and you're mine.
Hold tight stranger
I sense danger that won't show
Who holds the hand that holds the gun
You might never know
But when the note lingers
Sending shivers down my spine
I feel in my fingers
That I'm one with something divine
It's divine, it's divine
It's divine
I didn't drink a drop in weeks
All the waiting's only made it sweet
I tried not to freeze you before you thaw
Tried not to burn you, wait some more
When you ask what's coming
You've already chosen
When you know you're winning
You're already losing
It's divine, it's divine
It's divine
Now forget what you're owed
That you're tired, time's getting on.
So lay down your load
You're fine I'm yours and you're mine
It's divine, it's divine
It's divine
Make a ripple once in a while
Wake, it's morning we've been sleeping for a while
Now forget what you're owed
That you're tired, time's getting on.
So lay down your load
You're fine
I'm yours and you're mine
You're fine
I'm yours and you're mine.
Hold tight stranger
I sense danger that won't show
Who holds the hand that holds the gun
You might never know
But when the note lingers
Sending shivers down my spine
I feel in my fingers
That I'm one with something divine
It's divine, it's divine
It's divine
I didn't drink a drop in weeks
All the waiting's only made it sweet
I tried not to freeze you before you thaw
Tried not to burn you, wait some more
When you ask what's coming
You've already chosen
When you know you're winning
You're already losing
It's divine, it's divine
It's divine
Now forget what you're owed
That you're tired, time's getting on.
So lay down your load
You're fine I'm yours and you're mine
It's divine, it's divine
It's divine
Lyrics submitted by smallwonderrobot
Divine Lyrics as written by Laura Beatrice Marling
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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