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.
Paint a picture, using only gray
Light your pillow, lay back, watch the flames
I'll tell a story, no one would listen that long
It's hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine.
Tear into yourself, count tales on your arm
Ah the beating, tickin' like a bomb
After having seen all that they saw
It's hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, somehow.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, somehow.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, I hope this works somehow.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, oh, somehow.
Ooh, oh, oh.
Light your pillow, lay back, watch the flames
I'll tell a story, no one would listen that long
It's hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine.
Tear into yourself, count tales on your arm
Ah the beating, tickin' like a bomb
After having seen all that they saw
It's hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, somehow.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, somehow.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, I hope this works somehow.
Things were different then, all is different now
I tried to explain, oh, somehow.
Ooh, oh, oh.
Lyrics submitted by Nelly, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Hard to Imagine Lyrics as written by Stone C. Gossard Eddie Jerome Vedder
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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