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.
Yes I will, 'deed I will.
If I may, if I might, if I can.
Once upon a passing night dream
He beheld a mystic image bathed in blue reflection.
Then he stood and made his song,
Closed his eyes to feel the thunder
Echo like a wave around him;
Love was in this strange house,
And he knew he did belong, yes he did belong.
Yes I will, 'deed I will. If I can.
And cold it was within the marrow,
Waiting like a wounded sparrow,
Helpless and forgotten while the radio played on.
Sing your song you fool, you dreamer;
Cross the space that lies between us;
Cast the stones of fortune,
For the journey has begun, yes it has begun.
So you do, so you want to be giving.
Say it out loud if you need to be holy.
So you do, so you want to be loving;
Say it out now if you need to be holier still.
So it seems or so it may be,
I can't know for sure but lately seems I'm on a journey
To a place I've never been.
And baby if I had the answers I would lay them all before you;
Plainly it's a circle, one that ends and then begins, and begins again.
Yes I will, 'deed I will. If I can.
If I may, if I might, if I can.
Once upon a passing night dream
He beheld a mystic image bathed in blue reflection.
Then he stood and made his song,
Closed his eyes to feel the thunder
Echo like a wave around him;
Love was in this strange house,
And he knew he did belong, yes he did belong.
Yes I will, 'deed I will. If I can.
And cold it was within the marrow,
Waiting like a wounded sparrow,
Helpless and forgotten while the radio played on.
Sing your song you fool, you dreamer;
Cross the space that lies between us;
Cast the stones of fortune,
For the journey has begun, yes it has begun.
So you do, so you want to be giving.
Say it out loud if you need to be holy.
So you do, so you want to be loving;
Say it out now if you need to be holier still.
So it seems or so it may be,
I can't know for sure but lately seems I'm on a journey
To a place I've never been.
And baby if I had the answers I would lay them all before you;
Plainly it's a circle, one that ends and then begins, and begins again.
Yes I will, 'deed I will. If I can.
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