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.
It's hard to perceive
My mind is at ease
It's hard to believe
I don't feel a thing
Am I wrong to feel
Such bliss that ain't real
Can I keep this from
Taking over me
Fell into, this moment
And now the chemical is taking the
Inside right out of me
I found a mountain of pure endless energy
I keep telling myself it's not reality
Now I'm seeing, now I'm seeing
That the world around me is now changing
Once it was a break that I could keep
I tried to walk away but I CAN'T
Chorus
WHAT, What's inside my brain
What's breaking me down
What's inside this raging chemical?
Now it's time for me
To rest with ease
Now it's time
To allow my mind relief
But I can't stop
This feeling that I need
Can I keep this from taking over me?
Forget, all the regrets
As I indulge myself with every breath
Of this moment
Knowing I can't taste the beauty of life again
Without a chemical running through my head
Now I'm feeling, now I'm feeling
That the world around me's now changing
Once it was a break that I could keep
I tried to walk away but I can't
Chorus
I feel it....
I see it...
I need it...
So BRING, ITTTTT TO ME
Never again, never again
Will I
Feel the same, feel the same
About me
Can I begin, can I begin
To start this whole life ooverr...
Never again, never again
Will I
Walk the same, walk the same
Around here
Can I forget, can I forget
That what lives within mee...
Never again, never again
Will I
Breathe the same, breathe the same
Air in
I want to live, I want to live
But they say
Never, NEVER
Chorus
My mind is at ease
It's hard to believe
I don't feel a thing
Am I wrong to feel
Such bliss that ain't real
Can I keep this from
Taking over me
Fell into, this moment
And now the chemical is taking the
Inside right out of me
I found a mountain of pure endless energy
I keep telling myself it's not reality
Now I'm seeing, now I'm seeing
That the world around me is now changing
Once it was a break that I could keep
I tried to walk away but I CAN'T
Chorus
WHAT, What's inside my brain
What's breaking me down
What's inside this raging chemical?
Now it's time for me
To rest with ease
Now it's time
To allow my mind relief
But I can't stop
This feeling that I need
Can I keep this from taking over me?
Forget, all the regrets
As I indulge myself with every breath
Of this moment
Knowing I can't taste the beauty of life again
Without a chemical running through my head
Now I'm feeling, now I'm feeling
That the world around me's now changing
Once it was a break that I could keep
I tried to walk away but I can't
Chorus
I feel it....
I see it...
I need it...
So BRING, ITTTTT TO ME
Never again, never again
Will I
Feel the same, feel the same
About me
Can I begin, can I begin
To start this whole life ooverr...
Never again, never again
Will I
Walk the same, walk the same
Around here
Can I forget, can I forget
That what lives within mee...
Never again, never again
Will I
Breathe the same, breathe the same
Air in
I want to live, I want to live
But they say
Never, NEVER
Chorus
Lyrics submitted by thekronic420, edited by taklbox
Chemical Lyrics as written by Frank R. Pels
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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ryan eat a dick. this is songmeanings, songs mean different things to different people. so in actuality you are the only dumbass here. how do you know what you percieve the meaning of the song as is the actual meaning? thats right, you don't so shut the fuck up you dumb bitch.