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.
Ease
Had to start telling me
Won't bring me to my knees
Scraped up and bruised from your fickelness
I plead
Just let me feel some ease from creatures of your greed
Just let me feel some ease for me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
These
Broken dreams are screams to me
The difference I can't see
The way you look and talk to me
You're cursing me I freeze
The combination of loss, control, loss of soul
I weaze
Just give some ease to me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the guilty one
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go?
Had to start telling me
Won't bring me to my knees
Scraped up and bruised from your fickelness
I plead
Just let me feel some ease from creatures of your greed
Just let me feel some ease for me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
These
Broken dreams are screams to me
The difference I can't see
The way you look and talk to me
You're cursing me I freeze
The combination of loss, control, loss of soul
I weaze
Just give some ease to me
And I'm so glad I met you.
It makes me wanna go away
Till you think its over
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the guilty one
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
I touch
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
You know I'm not the only son
Where do we go from here?
Stop dreaming 'bout the shiney gun
Where do we go from here?
No I'm not the only one
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go?
Lyrics submitted by i_love_liana
Where Do We Go From Here? Lyrics as written by Richard Michael Patrick Geno Lenardo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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