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.
There she goes
And she's right on track
She said for now I can't be here
But I'm coming back
And she knows
In the same old sky
That I'll be up within the clouds
Making sure she's fine
And I don't want to be alone
You know I come from a broken home
I just can't do without it
Here I go hear me call out after you
Bouncing off of the satellites
A few broken words to get me through this
Letting out what I'm always holding in
Gone away but I'm coming back again
Only you can get me through this
Things may change
And I'll take the blame
But what I am to you
Will remain the same
A fair exchange
When there's nothing clear
To take so many things
That I can't be near
And I don't want to be alone
You know I come from a broken home
I just can't do without it
Here I go hear me call out after you
Bouncing off of the satellites
A few broken words to get me through this
Letting out what I'm always holding in
Gone away but I'm coming back again
Only you can get me through this
I wake up in your arms
I know inside it's true
Darling do those things you choose
I wake up all alone
I know inside I'm home
But I know it's better
Waiting for so long
There she goes
And she's right on track
I know for now I can't be here
Here I go hear me call out after you
Bouncing off of the satellites
A few broken words to get me through this
Letting out what I'm always holding in
Gone away but I'm coming back again
Only you can get me through this
There she goes
And she's right on track
She said for now I can't be here
But I'm coming back
And she knows
In the same old sky
That I'll be up within the clouds
Making sure she's fine
And I don't want to be alone
You know I come from a broken home
I just can't do without it
Here I go hear me call out after you
Bouncing off of the satellites
A few broken words to get me through this
Letting out what I'm always holding in
Gone away but I'm coming back again
Only you can get me through this
Things may change
And I'll take the blame
But what I am to you
Will remain the same
A fair exchange
When there's nothing clear
To take so many things
That I can't be near
And I don't want to be alone
You know I come from a broken home
I just can't do without it
Here I go hear me call out after you
Bouncing off of the satellites
A few broken words to get me through this
Letting out what I'm always holding in
Gone away but I'm coming back again
Only you can get me through this
I wake up in your arms
I know inside it's true
Darling do those things you choose
I wake up all alone
I know inside I'm home
But I know it's better
Waiting for so long
There she goes
And she's right on track
I know for now I can't be here
Here I go hear me call out after you
Bouncing off of the satellites
A few broken words to get me through this
Letting out what I'm always holding in
Gone away but I'm coming back again
Only you can get me through this
There she goes
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Absent Lyrics as written by John Stephens Don Gilmore
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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