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.
My name spells joy
I can't remember darkness
Except a dream you saved my life
Do you wonder what you saw
Floating softly at the Nile's edge?
Wandering eyes
Commitments never can last
It feels so cold to know our name
I've never known you and I never will
What difference does indifference take?
Do you regret what you saw
Floating softly at the Nile's edge?
Alone
Do you regre,
Regret what you did
Running softly,
Softly from the Nile's edge?
Alone
Alone
I can't remember darkness
Except a dream you saved my life
Do you wonder what you saw
Floating softly at the Nile's edge?
Wandering eyes
Commitments never can last
It feels so cold to know our name
I've never known you and I never will
What difference does indifference take?
Do you regret what you saw
Floating softly at the Nile's edge?
Alone
Do you regre,
Regret what you did
Running softly,
Softly from the Nile's edge?
Alone
Alone
Lyrics submitted by nonemoreblack
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