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.
Tonight there's thunder in the sky
Just like the night you said goodbye
And what's left of a heartache
Runs like rain from my eyes
The winds of change (the winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away (blow it all away)
Oh, ain't it strange (it strange)
How you won't matter? (how you won't matter)
Oh, the winds of change (winds of change)
Are gonna blow it all away
And I stood like a rock against the storm
And you never knew, did you, how I was torn?
And if your memory finally leaves me too
Well, I won't sit and mourn
The winds of change (the winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away (blow it all away)
And it's strange (it's strange)
How you won't matter (how you won't matter)
Oh, and the winds of change (winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away
I should of known better than to love you
I should of known that you were the hurting kind
Now I'm so tired of thinking of you
I just wanna forget that you were ever mine (the only one)
Tonight there's shadows on my face
Every one tells a story of your disgrace
But soon the dawn will come
And I'll be gone without a trace
And the winds of change (the winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away (blow it all away)
And it's strange (it strange)
How you won't matter (how you won't matter)
Oh, and the winds of change (winds of change)
Come and blow it all away
And it's strange
How you won't matter
Oh, and the winds of change (the winds of change)
Come and blow it all away (blow it all away)
They're gonna blow it all away
The winds of change
Blow it all away
The winds of change
Blow it all away
The winds of change
The winds of change
Blow it all away
The winds of change
Just like the night you said goodbye
And what's left of a heartache
Runs like rain from my eyes
The winds of change (the winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away (blow it all away)
Oh, ain't it strange (it strange)
How you won't matter? (how you won't matter)
Oh, the winds of change (winds of change)
Are gonna blow it all away
And I stood like a rock against the storm
And you never knew, did you, how I was torn?
And if your memory finally leaves me too
Well, I won't sit and mourn
The winds of change (the winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away (blow it all away)
And it's strange (it's strange)
How you won't matter (how you won't matter)
Oh, and the winds of change (winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away
I should of known better than to love you
I should of known that you were the hurting kind
Now I'm so tired of thinking of you
I just wanna forget that you were ever mine (the only one)
Tonight there's shadows on my face
Every one tells a story of your disgrace
But soon the dawn will come
And I'll be gone without a trace
And the winds of change (the winds of change)
Gonna blow it all away (blow it all away)
And it's strange (it strange)
How you won't matter (how you won't matter)
Oh, and the winds of change (winds of change)
Come and blow it all away
And it's strange
How you won't matter
Oh, and the winds of change (the winds of change)
Come and blow it all away (blow it all away)
They're gonna blow it all away
The winds of change
Blow it all away
The winds of change
Blow it all away
The winds of change
The winds of change
Blow it all away
The winds of change
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