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.
Hay from the barn filled our mouths up with dust
Fanning the air, though we wouldn't have touched
I'm burned in all of six different ways
All for the fire and what they might say
Now I'm filling in the forest and I'm covered with trees
Too far beyond what seems a bit too much when light's been released
I've been dreaming, surprise, surprise
And from waiting the wells have all gone dry
Turned down the fire when we waved in the dusk
Promise the bite fills our stomachs with rust
I caught you down, way down in the field
Green hands and blind, it didn't seem real
Now I'm filling in the forest and I'm covered with trees
Too far beyond what seems a bit too much when light's been released
I've been dreaming, surprise, surprise
And from waiting the wells have all gone dry
Fanning the air, though we wouldn't have touched
I'm burned in all of six different ways
All for the fire and what they might say
Now I'm filling in the forest and I'm covered with trees
Too far beyond what seems a bit too much when light's been released
I've been dreaming, surprise, surprise
And from waiting the wells have all gone dry
Turned down the fire when we waved in the dusk
Promise the bite fills our stomachs with rust
I caught you down, way down in the field
Green hands and blind, it didn't seem real
Now I'm filling in the forest and I'm covered with trees
Too far beyond what seems a bit too much when light's been released
I've been dreaming, surprise, surprise
And from waiting the wells have all gone dry
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