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.
remembering the days that really meant
days i spent with you, those i won't forget
i guess i didn't know you well
there's still so much left to say
you had plenty of time to tell me
why you didn't want to stay
you just flew away
these days i don't know where you are
where did you find your place and who do you love
you are always on my mind
too bad i couldn't make you stay
now i'm living on my own
wish you could find your way back home
on way back home
I couldn't make you stay
always on my mind
what i really meant to do
what i really meant to say
ten years ago, years ago
i waited for too long, waited for too long,
i waited for you
what i really tried to say
what i really tried to save
something i knew
i was loosing you
and everything's been wrong, since the day i let you go, so easily
so easily you slipped away ten years ago, years ago
what i really meant to do
what i really meant to say
you never knew
i guess you never knew
(Jennifer looks out her window
she waits for that shooting star
She might get on her wings tonight
but she ain't never getting far
And right where she said the words
where she said she cannot stay
there I'll wait)
days i spent with you, those i won't forget
i guess i didn't know you well
there's still so much left to say
you had plenty of time to tell me
why you didn't want to stay
you just flew away
these days i don't know where you are
where did you find your place and who do you love
you are always on my mind
too bad i couldn't make you stay
now i'm living on my own
wish you could find your way back home
on way back home
I couldn't make you stay
always on my mind
what i really meant to do
what i really meant to say
ten years ago, years ago
i waited for too long, waited for too long,
i waited for you
what i really tried to say
what i really tried to save
something i knew
i was loosing you
and everything's been wrong, since the day i let you go, so easily
so easily you slipped away ten years ago, years ago
what i really meant to do
what i really meant to say
you never knew
i guess you never knew
(Jennifer looks out her window
she waits for that shooting star
She might get on her wings tonight
but she ain't never getting far
And right where she said the words
where she said she cannot stay
there I'll wait)
Lyrics submitted by qweehjk12
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