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.
She loved him like he was the last man on Earth
Gave him everything she ever had
He'd break her spirit down, then come lovin' up on her
Give a little, then take it back
She'd tell him 'bout her dreams, he'd just shoot 'em down
Lord, he loved to make her cry
You're crazy for believin', you'll ever leave the ground
He said, "Only angels know how to fly"
And with a broken wing she still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing (ooh-ooh) she carries her dreams
Man, you ought to see her fly
One Sunday morning, she didn't go to church
He wondered why she didn't leave
He went up to the bedroom, found a note by the window
With the curtains blowin' in the breeze
And with a broken wing she still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing (ooh-ooh) she carries her dreams
Man, you ought to see her fly
(With) with a broken wing (ooh-ooh) she carries her dreams
Man, you ought to see her fly
(With a broken wing, ooh-ooh)
Gave him everything she ever had
He'd break her spirit down, then come lovin' up on her
Give a little, then take it back
She'd tell him 'bout her dreams, he'd just shoot 'em down
Lord, he loved to make her cry
You're crazy for believin', you'll ever leave the ground
He said, "Only angels know how to fly"
And with a broken wing she still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing (ooh-ooh) she carries her dreams
Man, you ought to see her fly
One Sunday morning, she didn't go to church
He wondered why she didn't leave
He went up to the bedroom, found a note by the window
With the curtains blowin' in the breeze
And with a broken wing she still sings
She keeps an eye on the sky
With a broken wing (ooh-ooh) she carries her dreams
Man, you ought to see her fly
(With) with a broken wing (ooh-ooh) she carries her dreams
Man, you ought to see her fly
(With a broken wing, ooh-ooh)
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A Broken Wing Lyrics as written by Phil Barnhart James House
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