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.
Warainagara wakarete Mune no oku wa myou ni buruu Iitai koto wa iezu
Anata no mae ja itsu demo Kokoro to kotoba ga Urahara ni nacchau
Nanimo hajimaranaide kyou ga owari
Karasu wa utainagara mori e kaeru
Jibun ga iya de Nemurenai
Konna koto nanben kurikaesu no?
Yuruginai mono hitotsu dakishimetai yo
Daremo ga sore wo waratta to shitemo
Moesakaru omoi dake wo tsutaemashou
Inochi no akashi ga hoshii nara
Utaou mai raifu
Kamisama nara Tabun ne Sonna ni ooku no koto Motomechainai yo
Yokubou kara jiyuu ni narenai Boku wa teatari shidai Fushiawase unjau
Dareka ni keshikakerarete bakari ite
Hitori ja maigo no you ni urotaeru
Tachidomatte Kangaero yo
Hontou ni hoshii mono wa nan darou?
Yuruginai mono hitotsu dakishimetai yo
Dare ni mo sore ga mienai to shitemo
Massugu yasashiku ikite yukimashou
Hikari no you ni yami wo tsukinukete
Utaou mai raifu
Dokoka ni Nigetari kakuretari Shinaide ii yo ne
Tamashii yo Motto tsuyoku are
Yuruginai mono hitotsu dakishimetai yo
Daremo ga sore wo waratta to shitemo
Zetsubou no mannaka wo mitsumemashou
Inochi no akashi ga hoshii nara
Omoikiri anata wo dakishimetai yo
Doshaburi no ame wo kakenukete
Utaou mai raifu
Nido to nai mai raifu
Anata no mae ja itsu demo Kokoro to kotoba ga Urahara ni nacchau
Nanimo hajimaranaide kyou ga owari
Karasu wa utainagara mori e kaeru
Jibun ga iya de Nemurenai
Konna koto nanben kurikaesu no?
Yuruginai mono hitotsu dakishimetai yo
Daremo ga sore wo waratta to shitemo
Moesakaru omoi dake wo tsutaemashou
Inochi no akashi ga hoshii nara
Utaou mai raifu
Kamisama nara Tabun ne Sonna ni ooku no koto Motomechainai yo
Yokubou kara jiyuu ni narenai Boku wa teatari shidai Fushiawase unjau
Dareka ni keshikakerarete bakari ite
Hitori ja maigo no you ni urotaeru
Tachidomatte Kangaero yo
Hontou ni hoshii mono wa nan darou?
Yuruginai mono hitotsu dakishimetai yo
Dare ni mo sore ga mienai to shitemo
Massugu yasashiku ikite yukimashou
Hikari no you ni yami wo tsukinukete
Utaou mai raifu
Dokoka ni Nigetari kakuretari Shinaide ii yo ne
Tamashii yo Motto tsuyoku are
Yuruginai mono hitotsu dakishimetai yo
Daremo ga sore wo waratta to shitemo
Zetsubou no mannaka wo mitsumemashou
Inochi no akashi ga hoshii nara
Omoikiri anata wo dakishimetai yo
Doshaburi no ame wo kakenukete
Utaou mai raifu
Nido to nai mai raifu
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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