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.
So what's wrong with me, I can't sleep
Pull these bedsheets over me and let me be
With broken hearts and black and blues
I' m shivering because I wondered what you'd think
If I didn't break and made a change for you
It feels like
The first time
That I am standing on my own,
And I'm not wasted tonight, not wasted tonight
It takes a part of me, can't you see?
I'm pushing through your tidal waves, so I can breathe
With no regrets, so bittersweet
I'm holding on because I waited for your call
If you care at all, I will wait for you
Tonight I throw myself into, this blanket of relief
Where I can get release, but you can't understand
What's happening to me, and these songbirds in between
Sing anthems out to you
Pull these bedsheets over me and let me be
With broken hearts and black and blues
I' m shivering because I wondered what you'd think
If I didn't break and made a change for you
It feels like
The first time
That I am standing on my own,
And I'm not wasted tonight, not wasted tonight
It takes a part of me, can't you see?
I'm pushing through your tidal waves, so I can breathe
With no regrets, so bittersweet
I'm holding on because I waited for your call
If you care at all, I will wait for you
Tonight I throw myself into, this blanket of relief
Where I can get release, but you can't understand
What's happening to me, and these songbirds in between
Sing anthems out to you
Lyrics submitted by Blaupunked
First Time Lyrics as written by James Newton Howard Jud J. Friedman
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network, Spirit Music Group, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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"not wasted tonight, i'm not wasted tonight"
Love is so confusing, if i only had a penny for everytime i thought that. exactly what happend to me... cept for the not being wasted part...fuck..
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I saw Count The Stars a few months; good show.
Good song.
"with no regrets, so bittersweet, im holding on because i waited for your call, if you care at all i will wait for you" great song..great band.
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i love cts!~ they will make it big. they were rock stars here in portland. this song is sweet. maybe i cant understand where hes comin from but i think this songs bout bouncin back from a breakup.
they broke up
They Did break Up? I like them. This song you can tell they have so much fun playing together which is wht makes a band great. The go Whew its its so amazing. Someone Email me at rcs5027@psu.edu if they did break up.