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'm so badly broken
I've blamed myself,you're so pathetic
You moved along but you won't forget me
If there is a million different reasons why, you left it all behind, then try me,
When love has lost all its meaning,
You know,
I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide
But I'm so badly broken you know,
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
I'm sure you got the best excuses, to keep me at your feet
It's all you got to clear your conscience, Take a good long look at me!
You see a shell of what I've used to be,and get closer anyone look, anything,
Like how I thought it should be
When love has lost all its meaning,
You know,
I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide
But I'm so badly broken you know,
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
You lost your chance
And you will never get to love me again
The sky is open doors
And I can finally see the sun
And what it was, it was!
You,
You know I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide,
But I'm so badly broken you know
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
You know,
I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide,
But I'm so badly broken you know
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
And you will never get to love me again
I've blamed myself,you're so pathetic
You moved along but you won't forget me
If there is a million different reasons why, you left it all behind, then try me,
When love has lost all its meaning,
You know,
I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide
But I'm so badly broken you know,
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
I'm sure you got the best excuses, to keep me at your feet
It's all you got to clear your conscience, Take a good long look at me!
You see a shell of what I've used to be,and get closer anyone look, anything,
Like how I thought it should be
When love has lost all its meaning,
You know,
I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide
But I'm so badly broken you know,
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
You lost your chance
And you will never get to love me again
The sky is open doors
And I can finally see the sun
And what it was, it was!
You,
You know I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide,
But I'm so badly broken you know
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
You know,
I'm not alright,this is where I draw the line,
I tried to run, I tried to hide,
But I'm so badly broken you know
You swept me off my feet,and now I stop beneath, the bridge you burned, I died for me
And I'm so badly broken.
And you will never get to love me again
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