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.
There are rumors going around,
you can feel history coming about,
you're never sure just where it's going to stay.
You suffer through lingering doubt,
you wish someone would spell it out
but things don't work that way.
There's so much going on faces in the crowd
belong to a team on which you'd love to play. You're hoping for some permanence
but there really is no place for this.
Your tattoos, they're gonna fade
Our youth like wax drips down,
in puddles around our legs
it hardens and catches us to the quick.
You're putting a lot of importance in
something you're just playing a part in,
you should take what action you can get.
What you're sure you're carving in stone
on your flesh
you'd do better living more and commemorating less. There's much i don't want to remember,
there's not a thing I'd wish last forever.
You're tattoos are gonna fade.
It's not as important to persevere as to doubt. When you're so angry nothing matters,
you be brave 'cause everything counts and
I'd never be so unsubtle
as to write this on my sleeve
unless I was sure I could change it
when I was ready to leave.
There's much I don't want to remember,
there's not a thing I would wish last forever --
or let me put this another way:
I know you're hoping for some permanence
but there really is no truth to this.
Your tattoos, they're gonna fade.
you can feel history coming about,
you're never sure just where it's going to stay.
You suffer through lingering doubt,
you wish someone would spell it out
but things don't work that way.
There's so much going on faces in the crowd
belong to a team on which you'd love to play. You're hoping for some permanence
but there really is no place for this.
Your tattoos, they're gonna fade
Our youth like wax drips down,
in puddles around our legs
it hardens and catches us to the quick.
You're putting a lot of importance in
something you're just playing a part in,
you should take what action you can get.
What you're sure you're carving in stone
on your flesh
you'd do better living more and commemorating less. There's much i don't want to remember,
there's not a thing I'd wish last forever.
You're tattoos are gonna fade.
It's not as important to persevere as to doubt. When you're so angry nothing matters,
you be brave 'cause everything counts and
I'd never be so unsubtle
as to write this on my sleeve
unless I was sure I could change it
when I was ready to leave.
There's much I don't want to remember,
there's not a thing I would wish last forever --
or let me put this another way:
I know you're hoping for some permanence
but there really is no truth to this.
Your tattoos, they're gonna fade.
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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