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.
So let's pretend that we have no weight on our shoulders
No time for future, no time for the past
You know we're young, have time for fun
We'll open the door and out we run
I remember 'cause you told me you were going away
I wanted to know you, tomorrow was too late
Standing on younger ground, we didn't know what we'd found
But the world put you in front of me and we aligned
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
I remember the evening, the air was cold outside
I was wanting for nothing, somehow you arrived
Standing on younger ground, we didn't know what we'd found
The world put you in front of me and we aligned
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
I won't give it up tonight
I won't give it up tonight
I won't give it up tonight
I won't give it up tonight
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night
We stayed up all night
We stayed up all night
We stayed up all night
No time for future, no time for the past
You know we're young, have time for fun
We'll open the door and out we run
I remember 'cause you told me you were going away
I wanted to know you, tomorrow was too late
Standing on younger ground, we didn't know what we'd found
But the world put you in front of me and we aligned
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
I remember the evening, the air was cold outside
I was wanting for nothing, somehow you arrived
Standing on younger ground, we didn't know what we'd found
The world put you in front of me and we aligned
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
I won't give it up tonight
I won't give it up tonight
I won't give it up tonight
I won't give it up tonight
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night (to watch the sunrise)
We stayed up all night (we never felt so alive)
We stayed up all night
We stayed up all night
We stayed up all night
We stayed up all night
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When I listen it makes me think of wanting to stay young and be able to still stay out all the time and still be ok. Getting older sucks.