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.
This dark room, another cigarette
The carpet's strewn, I'm getting sick of it
The end is near, I'm in the thick of it
And I'll be there soon, if you can handle it
Just save me, from all that I am
You save me, for the fuck of it
Save me, just hold out your hand
You save me, from all of it
I try to speak myself, you can do it too
I need no one's help, I'm needing only you
So just pray for me, and deliver it
You never take from me, what I'm giving
Just save me, from all that I am
You save me, for the fuck of it
Save me, just hold out your hand
You save me, from all of it
And all that I've become is you
The only good in me is you
And after all of this
The day will come to find out
Will you take me or forsake me?
So pray for me, am I forgiven
For what you take from me?
Just save me, from all that I am
You save me, for the fuck of it
Save me, just hold out your hand
You save me, from all of it
Come save me
Pray for me
Am I forgiven?
The carpet's strewn, I'm getting sick of it
The end is near, I'm in the thick of it
And I'll be there soon, if you can handle it
Just save me, from all that I am
You save me, for the fuck of it
Save me, just hold out your hand
You save me, from all of it
I try to speak myself, you can do it too
I need no one's help, I'm needing only you
So just pray for me, and deliver it
You never take from me, what I'm giving
Just save me, from all that I am
You save me, for the fuck of it
Save me, just hold out your hand
You save me, from all of it
And all that I've become is you
The only good in me is you
And after all of this
The day will come to find out
Will you take me or forsake me?
So pray for me, am I forgiven
For what you take from me?
Just save me, from all that I am
You save me, for the fuck of it
Save me, just hold out your hand
You save me, from all of it
Come save me
Pray for me
Am I forgiven?
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