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.
Silver spirals around the sun
Constellations spinning
And dissolving one by one
The frequencies are out of reach
The phosphorescent halo
Of the universe at peace
I know that time will pass us by
A twisted rearrangement
That makes us wonder why
The two of us will become one
Until it's over
And the moon becomes the sun
It moves the earth
I feel its worth
The ground will start to shake
It's what happens every time
The two exist
This continental drift
So take my hand and drift away
This atmospheres's not perfect
But it is what we create
An endless dance of stars so bright
A supernova
Radioactive liquid light
And as we float through space
Not knowing what's ahead
Or what will fall into place
I dream of the black hole
That pulls us in
The argument of life
That I can't win
This continental drift
Don't you want me here?
I'm filling in the space
That keeps us from near
It's what sets us all apart
The artist from the art
And right back at the start
It's the mind against the heart
This continental drift
Continental drift
Constellations spinning
And dissolving one by one
The frequencies are out of reach
The phosphorescent halo
Of the universe at peace
I know that time will pass us by
A twisted rearrangement
That makes us wonder why
The two of us will become one
Until it's over
And the moon becomes the sun
It moves the earth
I feel its worth
The ground will start to shake
It's what happens every time
The two exist
This continental drift
So take my hand and drift away
This atmospheres's not perfect
But it is what we create
An endless dance of stars so bright
A supernova
Radioactive liquid light
And as we float through space
Not knowing what's ahead
Or what will fall into place
I dream of the black hole
That pulls us in
The argument of life
That I can't win
This continental drift
Don't you want me here?
I'm filling in the space
That keeps us from near
It's what sets us all apart
The artist from the art
And right back at the start
It's the mind against the heart
This continental drift
Continental drift
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
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