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.
Ah (singing) Ah (singing)
I could see you'd never want to stay
The heroes will die off today
Maybe now the drama will arrive
You're sick of being in harms way
It's over now so close your eyes
It's all right to cry
Here's to you, the kid we knew
You live through us tonight
Ah (singing) Ah (singing)
In the room you're drinking your best friend
The victim of a lonely world
Giving in, you think your innocent
You never seem to get the girl
It's over now so close your eyes
It's all right to cry
Here's to you, the kid we knew
You live through us tonight
What you think and I think
Are two things, we're doing
The hero is dying
He gave up we're trying
United we are all
Divided when we fall
The triumph the heartache
The timing is perfect
Prediction fails us
Pictures, letter, memories,
I'm falling down
I'm on my knees
Of all the things we never said,
we're gonna make it in the end
You never know until it's gone,
you never feel your favorite song
I sing the words stuck in my head,
I scream the memories instead
I could see you'd never want to stay
The heroes will die off today
Maybe now the drama will arrive
You're sick of being in harms way
It's over now so close your eyes
It's all right to cry
Here's to you, the kid we knew
You live through us tonight
Ah (singing) Ah (singing)
In the room you're drinking your best friend
The victim of a lonely world
Giving in, you think your innocent
You never seem to get the girl
It's over now so close your eyes
It's all right to cry
Here's to you, the kid we knew
You live through us tonight
What you think and I think
Are two things, we're doing
The hero is dying
He gave up we're trying
United we are all
Divided when we fall
The triumph the heartache
The timing is perfect
Prediction fails us
Pictures, letter, memories,
I'm falling down
I'm on my knees
Of all the things we never said,
we're gonna make it in the end
You never know until it's gone,
you never feel your favorite song
I sing the words stuck in my head,
I scream the memories instead
Lyrics submitted by Ken Braley
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The Last Year Rules! This is my favorite song by them. Bryan this comment is just for you cus you rock!
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