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.
I dreamed last night I was born a hundred years ago
But when I woke up I was lost with only one place to go
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
It's not fair to put you against all of the years behind me
But history kind of pales when you and you are aligned
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
And it seems like the end of the world
When you smile
Well there's never been a man who's been anymore than bones in sack
But it doesn't take much to hold the possibilities back
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
And it seems like the end of the world
When you smile
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
And it seems like the end of the world
Yes, it seems like the end of the world
Yes, it seems like the end of the world
When you smile
When you smile
When you smile
When you smile
But when I woke up I was lost with only one place to go
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
It's not fair to put you against all of the years behind me
But history kind of pales when you and you are aligned
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
And it seems like the end of the world
When you smile
Well there's never been a man who's been anymore than bones in sack
But it doesn't take much to hold the possibilities back
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
And it seems like the end of the world
When you smile
When you smile, I don't know what to do
Cause I could lose everything in a minute or two
And it seems like the end of the world
Yes, it seems like the end of the world
Yes, it seems like the end of the world
When you smile
When you smile
When you smile
When you smile
Lyrics submitted by la blue kitty
When You Smile Lyrics as written by Richard Hymas John Woodrow Matthews
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