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.
Wake up and tell me you love me, I feel alone
Don't die on me now that I've finally come home
Stay up all night and kiss me and show me you miss me
As much as you said on the phone
I feel alone
Roll over so I can see you
You fill up my eyes
Home pulses through me, it's flowing like tides
And my future's no brighter than one single sight of you
Why don't you go on and shine?
Go on and shine
I can't believe the things that you need
You won't believe that I can succeed
This is a deconstruction
This is a thorn in my side
This is a season of politics turning
This is a reason why
You never know
Prove it to me, that's all that you know
You never see all the things that I show
This is our deconstruction
This is a thorn in your side
This is the power of politics turning
This is a reason why
You never know
Don't die on me now that I've finally come home
Stay up all night and kiss me and show me you miss me
As much as you said on the phone
I feel alone
Roll over so I can see you
You fill up my eyes
Home pulses through me, it's flowing like tides
And my future's no brighter than one single sight of you
Why don't you go on and shine?
Go on and shine
I can't believe the things that you need
You won't believe that I can succeed
This is a deconstruction
This is a thorn in my side
This is a season of politics turning
This is a reason why
You never know
Prove it to me, that's all that you know
You never see all the things that I show
This is our deconstruction
This is a thorn in your side
This is the power of politics turning
This is a reason why
You never know
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