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.
No direction, need protection,
All the futures pass with me
Feel rejection, isolation
Still in silence
Want to be, lone in me
Beauty stupid
Nothing but vanity
Can't you see
Feel deception
Lost direction
Like never before
Like never before
I still see myself in you now
Like a lifetime lived before
So indifferent
No commitment
Always hiding safe in me
Close my eyes tight
Just to feel right
But the words mean nothing to me
Beauty stupid,
Nothing but vanity
Can't you see
Feel deception
Lost direction
Like never before
Like never before
I still see myself in you now
Like a lifetime lived before
Lost in your own world
Trying to see through mine,
But I'm just fine
Lost direction
Feel deception
Like never before
Like never before
I still see myself in you now
Like a lifetime lived before
All the futures pass with me
Feel rejection, isolation
Still in silence
Want to be, lone in me
Beauty stupid
Nothing but vanity
Can't you see
Feel deception
Lost direction
Like never before
Like never before
I still see myself in you now
Like a lifetime lived before
So indifferent
No commitment
Always hiding safe in me
Close my eyes tight
Just to feel right
But the words mean nothing to me
Beauty stupid,
Nothing but vanity
Can't you see
Feel deception
Lost direction
Like never before
Like never before
I still see myself in you now
Like a lifetime lived before
Lost in your own world
Trying to see through mine,
But I'm just fine
Lost direction
Feel deception
Like never before
Like never before
I still see myself in you now
Like a lifetime lived before
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