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.
Let us die, let us die
Dying we reply
"Don't talkto us about suffering,
Look in our eyes".
Let us be, let us be
Our closeness is such that
Wherever she rests her head
In the softness underneath,
She'll feel me, and you will feel me.
Je leverai les yeux a toi-
J'ai change cent foi de nom
Je leverai les yeux a toi-
Je n'ai pas d'spoir.
When you laugh you'll feel my breath there
Filling up your lungs. And when you cry,
Those aren't your tears but I'm there
Falling down your cheek.
And when you say you love him, taste me
I'm like poison on your tongue-
But when you're tired, if you're quiet,
You'll hear me singing you to sleep.
Dying we reply
"Don't talkto us about suffering,
Look in our eyes".
Let us be, let us be
Our closeness is such that
Wherever she rests her head
In the softness underneath,
She'll feel me, and you will feel me.
Je leverai les yeux a toi-
J'ai change cent foi de nom
Je leverai les yeux a toi-
Je n'ai pas d'spoir.
When you laugh you'll feel my breath there
Filling up your lungs. And when you cry,
Those aren't your tears but I'm there
Falling down your cheek.
And when you say you love him, taste me
I'm like poison on your tongue-
But when you're tired, if you're quiet,
You'll hear me singing you to sleep.
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i was wondering if anyone knew what the french part means?? this song is awesome though!! i love mewithoutYou, they are so awesome....i saw them at a show the other day and it was so beautiful.
Heey ! I'm french so I can try to translate it . Actually , Aaron made a mistake ^^ but well it's not so bad it means :<br /> <br /> I will look up to you<br /> I have changed ahundred times my name<br /> I will look up to you <br /> I have no hope (left)<br /> <br /> Somthing like that ^^
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