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 was thirteen
Met you at a party
But it was just my family and yours
Dancing in the daylight
Three years is a long time
We couldn't stay together we were too scared of forever
We were second guessing
If there something better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
But ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
There's nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
You were walking
I thought maybe you saw me
I wish you would have stopped and said hello
I know that it's been ages
And we don't have to rush this
I was thinking maybe we could catch up over coffee
Now we're here and
There's nothing much better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
Ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
Nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
Yeah we go around and round
Till we reach the end of ourselves
Now I think it's time to admit
There's nothing much better than this
Yeah we go around and round
Till we reach the end of ourselves
Now I think it's time to admit
There's nothing much better
There's nothing much better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
But ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
There's nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
Cuz even on a Sunday morning
Even when it doesn't come easy
I'm not giving up like the first time
I'm not giving up like the last time
Even on a Sunday morning
Even when it doesn't come easy
I'm not giving up like the first time
I'm not giving up like the last time
There's nothing much better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
But ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
There's nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
Met you at a party
But it was just my family and yours
Dancing in the daylight
Three years is a long time
We couldn't stay together we were too scared of forever
We were second guessing
If there something better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
But ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
There's nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
You were walking
I thought maybe you saw me
I wish you would have stopped and said hello
I know that it's been ages
And we don't have to rush this
I was thinking maybe we could catch up over coffee
Now we're here and
There's nothing much better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
Ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
Nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
Yeah we go around and round
Till we reach the end of ourselves
Now I think it's time to admit
There's nothing much better than this
Yeah we go around and round
Till we reach the end of ourselves
Now I think it's time to admit
There's nothing much better
There's nothing much better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
But ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
There's nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
Cuz even on a Sunday morning
Even when it doesn't come easy
I'm not giving up like the first time
I'm not giving up like the last time
Even on a Sunday morning
Even when it doesn't come easy
I'm not giving up like the first time
I'm not giving up like the last time
There's nothing much better than this
I don't wanna say it for you
But ever since we were kids
I knew I would always love you
There's nothing much better than this
Holding on to second chances
Decided we would try it again
And we're better for it
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I heard this song was about necrophilia.
that's just what somebody said on youtube...<br /> <br /> i think cyno's idea is probably better.
@hoagiedudeman well, loving a corpse which has deserted it's spirit, is a way to be better than they are. They like it like that just as children "love" sugar more than vegetables.... Association: Hammock - all of your children are addicts (maybe they will sing for us)