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.
You saw me lost and treading water
I looked pathetic
I looked as helpless as a stinger without a bee
But underneath my presentation, yeah
I knew the walls were coming down
And the stones that fell were aiming away from me
Ah
Hey, what would it mean to you (what would it mean to you)
To know that it'll come back around again?
Hey, whatever it means to you (whatever it means to you)
Know that everything moves in circles, yeah
I saw you standing in my headlights (blink, blink, blink)
I thought I'd run you down
For the weight you left on me
Instead, I pushed rewind, reversed and drove away
And seeing you disappear in my rear view
Brought to me the word "reciprocity"
Ah
Hey, what would it mean to you (what would it mean to you)
To know that it'll come back around again?
Hey, whatever it means to you (whatever it means to you)
Know that everything moves in circles, yeah, hey
Round and round we go
Who could've known it'd end so well?
We fall on and we fall off
Existential carousel
Spin!
Hey, what would it mean to you (what would it mean to you)
To know that it'll come back around again?
Hey, whatever it means to you (whatever it means to you)
Know that everything moves in circles, yeah
Oh, everything moves in circles
Round and round and round
And round and round and round
And round and round and round
I looked pathetic
I looked as helpless as a stinger without a bee
But underneath my presentation, yeah
I knew the walls were coming down
And the stones that fell were aiming away from me
Ah
Hey, what would it mean to you (what would it mean to you)
To know that it'll come back around again?
Hey, whatever it means to you (whatever it means to you)
Know that everything moves in circles, yeah
I saw you standing in my headlights (blink, blink, blink)
I thought I'd run you down
For the weight you left on me
Instead, I pushed rewind, reversed and drove away
And seeing you disappear in my rear view
Brought to me the word "reciprocity"
Ah
Hey, what would it mean to you (what would it mean to you)
To know that it'll come back around again?
Hey, whatever it means to you (whatever it means to you)
Know that everything moves in circles, yeah, hey
Round and round we go
Who could've known it'd end so well?
We fall on and we fall off
Existential carousel
Spin!
Hey, what would it mean to you (what would it mean to you)
To know that it'll come back around again?
Hey, whatever it means to you (whatever it means to you)
Know that everything moves in circles, yeah
Oh, everything moves in circles
Round and round and round
And round and round and round
And round and round and round
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