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 only have certainty
When you hold my hand
There's so much I don't understand
Baby we've been orbiting
Each other helplessly
I guess that I blacked out
But remembered to move my mouth
So much for my vows
More concerned with here and know
No one knows of love that's slow
Held like the longest breath or
The gentle pull of gravity
That's being unto death
I can't go on living with a spark
That's only flickering
I only want that tenderness
With every moment left
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
Come closer you say
Black cats in the neighborhood
Aren't necessarily a sign of something
You know me so well
There goes the neighborhood
Let it all go burning down around us
No one knows of love that's slow
Held like the longest breath or
The gentle pull of gravity
That's being unto death
I can't go on living with a spark
That's only flickering
I only want that tenderness
With every moment left
To give, ohh
To give, ohh
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
When you hold my hand
There's so much I don't understand
Baby we've been orbiting
Each other helplessly
I guess that I blacked out
But remembered to move my mouth
So much for my vows
More concerned with here and know
No one knows of love that's slow
Held like the longest breath or
The gentle pull of gravity
That's being unto death
I can't go on living with a spark
That's only flickering
I only want that tenderness
With every moment left
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
Come closer you say
Black cats in the neighborhood
Aren't necessarily a sign of something
You know me so well
There goes the neighborhood
Let it all go burning down around us
No one knows of love that's slow
Held like the longest breath or
The gentle pull of gravity
That's being unto death
I can't go on living with a spark
That's only flickering
I only want that tenderness
With every moment left
To give, ohh
To give, ohh
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
I could never find something better
I even changed my name
By my side in every kind of weather
I'll never be the same
Lyrics submitted by scottdoesntknow628
Matrimony II Lyrics as written by Alaina Moore-riley Patrick Riley
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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