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.
Sometimes I have to remind myself about giving up.
And so the things that drive me, they keep me up.
I have to keep my eyes glued open because
I could sleep on a floor of answers
and still be asking questions.
Please take my words and we'll take the world.
I've found the ones who I can trust.
I've always taken your hand.
For you I'd cut mine off.
Just count on us when tomorrow's gone.
Sometimes I have to remind myself about showing off. Because that's the way you fall
when you're not paying attention.
I'll find myself face down on the same floor
reading all the answers
But could I still be asking questions?
Let's put this back together.
I feel it's been forever.
I'm taken back by the way you run.
Taken back by the way your strong.
I'm taken back by it all.
And so the things that drive me, they keep me up.
I have to keep my eyes glued open because
I could sleep on a floor of answers
and still be asking questions.
Please take my words and we'll take the world.
I've found the ones who I can trust.
I've always taken your hand.
For you I'd cut mine off.
Just count on us when tomorrow's gone.
Sometimes I have to remind myself about showing off. Because that's the way you fall
when you're not paying attention.
I'll find myself face down on the same floor
reading all the answers
But could I still be asking questions?
Let's put this back together.
I feel it's been forever.
I'm taken back by the way you run.
Taken back by the way your strong.
I'm taken back by it all.
Lyrics submitted by TaffyNCK
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