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.
Through my temptation to walk away,
And through the endless troubled days,
There's a hundred million ways,
For me to release your praise;
And by and by, and through the tears,
And the things you taught me through the years,
My whole life was designed by you,
I'll never know anyone half as true;
I lift it up, I lift it up, lift it up so you can see
I lift it up, I lift it up, lift it up from inside of me
I lift it up, I lift it up, lift it up so you can see
I lift it up, I lift it up
So I lift it, I lift it up to You,
And I will never forget,
The times that we've been through,
So I lift it, I said, I lift it up to You;
And I surrender all of me, To You, To You, To You;
And everything I'll ever be, To You, To You, To You;
And I surrender all of me;
And through the endless troubled days,
There's a hundred million ways,
For me to release your praise;
And by and by, and through the tears,
And the things you taught me through the years,
My whole life was designed by you,
I'll never know anyone half as true;
I lift it up, I lift it up, lift it up so you can see
I lift it up, I lift it up, lift it up from inside of me
I lift it up, I lift it up, lift it up so you can see
I lift it up, I lift it up
So I lift it, I lift it up to You,
And I will never forget,
The times that we've been through,
So I lift it, I said, I lift it up to You;
And I surrender all of me, To You, To You, To You;
And everything I'll ever be, To You, To You, To You;
And I surrender all of me;
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