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.
When she passes me by, she's a ray of light
Like the first drop of sun from the sky
And I know she's a queen that deserves a king
But I'm not a king
And she doesn't see me
When she dances she moves me to a smile
I see everything near her shine
There is a grace in her ways I can't contain
I don't have that grace
She doesn't see me
And the closer I get
I can't help but hide
So ashamed of my body and voice
There are boundaries we pass in spite of the war
But our own, we can't seem to cross
He has a way that surrounds him, so delicate
With a glory that reigns in his life
He is also so much that he is not
These things they don't see
And she doesn't see me
There are things we can change
If we choose to fight
But the walls of injustice are high
When she passes me by
She's a ray of light
Like the first drop of sun from the sky
And I know she's a queen who deserves a king
Someone other than me
She doesn't see me
She doesn't see me
Like the first drop of sun from the sky
And I know she's a queen that deserves a king
But I'm not a king
And she doesn't see me
When she dances she moves me to a smile
I see everything near her shine
There is a grace in her ways I can't contain
I don't have that grace
She doesn't see me
And the closer I get
I can't help but hide
So ashamed of my body and voice
There are boundaries we pass in spite of the war
But our own, we can't seem to cross
He has a way that surrounds him, so delicate
With a glory that reigns in his life
He is also so much that he is not
These things they don't see
And she doesn't see me
There are things we can change
If we choose to fight
But the walls of injustice are high
When she passes me by
She's a ray of light
Like the first drop of sun from the sky
And I know she's a queen who deserves a king
Someone other than me
She doesn't see me
She doesn't see me
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