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 told the new me:
"Meet me at the bus station and hold a sign that reads:
'Today is the first day of the rest of your life'"
But the old me met me with a sign that read:
"Welcome back"
Who you are is not a function of where you are.
"Meet me at the bus station and hold a sign that reads:
'Today is the first day of the rest of your life'"
But the old me met me with a sign that read:
"Welcome back"
Who you are is not a function of where you are.
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the last line says it all.
an addiction, to presuade oneself you have beat it, only to relapse "welcome back" to only look at youself as your position is false, "who you are is not a function of where you are"
... "the last line says it all." i get this is your opinion and all, but god damn it i am sick of people who rehash just to get their two cents in. stop being borish people
ok ok, i am the borish one, i misread the timestamp since i'm simple and thought i was the first to write a comment, i suck and deathofamoderdnist isn't as annoying as i once thought, (i was droped alot as a child)
Very similar to the teachings of the philosopher T. Adorno. The artist constantly feels homesick everywhere. It's not a bad thing to feel out of place or to clash with your surroundings.
you can't run away from your problems. just because you ran away to a new place doesn't mean your problems are gone. they'll just follow you there. "welcome back"
I think with "problems" we need to be more specific. You can make any number of changes to your living circumstances, but changing your own personality is one of the hardest and most futile things that you can attempt. No matter how self-aware we get, certain aspects of ourselves are beyond our own comprehension and control.
The last line is the lesson: it's all about what you attach value to. Where you are (i.e. your external circumstances) will do nothing to change who you are as a person. Measuring yourself up external values is the wrong way to go about looking for happiness. One of the hardest, most unceasing, and yet most important lessons in life is coming to terms with yourself. It's ultimately more fulfilling to make the most out of the way you are. If anything, where you are should be a function of who you are, and not the other way round.