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.
This isn't about you
Or the life she's leading through you
Just every passing day
Leaves me wondering what is really true
Expecting to find you sleeping soundly
Through and through
Sadness comes misplaced
And ends are means by which to uncover truth
Happiness will come when you are with the one
Who can take you to places you never were
But always knew
I'm coming for the ride
And you can say it's too safe inside
You cannot realize it's taking time
I'm taking it in stride
I'm sure it's safer inside
You just can't realize but you're such a person
Wake up every morning, every morning
With her name in your head, you can survive
But you say I'm not half what I wish
I was so much back then
There is no end and no room for pretend
Feeling only this, I cannot fathom it
There's no escape from uncertain fate
There is no excuse, why did this happen to you
Can our lives be made up
From what's been left in time
You're feeling time crushing at the spine
And you're tired and I'm tired
We're so tired, yeah
You're tired inside
You just can't realize what's wrong
Or what it's like to be something
Oh you've come a long way
And I know everything feels gone
Will you see this through
Or will you say it's through
Everything seems so gone to you
Or the life she's leading through you
Just every passing day
Leaves me wondering what is really true
Expecting to find you sleeping soundly
Through and through
Sadness comes misplaced
And ends are means by which to uncover truth
Happiness will come when you are with the one
Who can take you to places you never were
But always knew
I'm coming for the ride
And you can say it's too safe inside
You cannot realize it's taking time
I'm taking it in stride
I'm sure it's safer inside
You just can't realize but you're such a person
Wake up every morning, every morning
With her name in your head, you can survive
But you say I'm not half what I wish
I was so much back then
There is no end and no room for pretend
Feeling only this, I cannot fathom it
There's no escape from uncertain fate
There is no excuse, why did this happen to you
Can our lives be made up
From what's been left in time
You're feeling time crushing at the spine
And you're tired and I'm tired
We're so tired, yeah
You're tired inside
You just can't realize what's wrong
Or what it's like to be something
Oh you've come a long way
And I know everything feels gone
Will you see this through
Or will you say it's through
Everything seems so gone to you
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