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.
Father to you and mother to me
Is that all that you have left to believe?
Open your eyes, I will follow you in to a place that they say will never begin
And now I'm down on my knees
I want to shake your disease
Open up and you'll see
Open up and you'll see
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
Doing your best at being my slave
You can try to push me away
Walking around with nothing to show
They will never know, never know
And now you're down on your knees
You want to shake my disease
Open up and you'll see
Open up and you'll see
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
And I think that it's gone to your head
And I hang on every word you've said
And you know I think it's gone to your head
Because I hang on every word you've said
Everything is what everything seems
Everything's fake and nothing is real
All of your shit is turning to dust
Breaking the back of all that you trust
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
Is that all that you have left to believe?
Open your eyes, I will follow you in to a place that they say will never begin
And now I'm down on my knees
I want to shake your disease
Open up and you'll see
Open up and you'll see
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
Doing your best at being my slave
You can try to push me away
Walking around with nothing to show
They will never know, never know
And now you're down on your knees
You want to shake my disease
Open up and you'll see
Open up and you'll see
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
And I think that it's gone to your head
And I hang on every word you've said
And you know I think it's gone to your head
Because I hang on every word you've said
Everything is what everything seems
Everything's fake and nothing is real
All of your shit is turning to dust
Breaking the back of all that you trust
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
Well I forget your name but I love you
I forget your name but I need you, too
I forget your name, I know you're feeling the same
I forget your name but I want you, want you
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