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.
Hey, can you hear me?
I'm calling your name
Hello, or is this goodbye?
The gleam in your eyes
It troubles my brain
Will I see it again?
So I can rest my head
Angel, angel! Dancing away
As all of my thoughts get rearranged
Angel, angel! Turning away
Just when thing seem
To have changed
So I can rest my head
Hey, can you hear me?
I'm calling your name
Hello, or is this goodbye?
The gleam in your eyes
It troubles my brain
Will I see it again?
So I can rest my head
I'm calling your name
Hello, or is this goodbye?
The gleam in your eyes
It troubles my brain
Will I see it again?
So I can rest my head
Angel, angel! Dancing away
As all of my thoughts get rearranged
Angel, angel! Turning away
Just when thing seem
To have changed
So I can rest my head
Hey, can you hear me?
I'm calling your name
Hello, or is this goodbye?
The gleam in your eyes
It troubles my brain
Will I see it again?
So I can rest my head
Lyrics submitted by youth_underground
Rest Lyrics as written by Frank E. Billie Joe Armstrong
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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weheyyy, first. anywho, i love this song, its a good slow one, i dont know why i like it, it just rocks. the lyrics are easy to relate to if you ask me, its basically about how he has been troubled by a girl, i think shes gone away, 'hello or is this goodbye' meaning she has come one last time, so is he supposed to say hello or his last goodbyes. then her smile he wants to know if he'l ever see it again so it can put his mind to rest.