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.
Shikun no jutan ni mita
Kono yono hana wa mina omote
Sono shita ni nagareru yami
Kanashimi wa soko kara umare
Ah kokoro sae itsuwatte ikiru noka
Hito wa sadame ni ayatsu rareru dake
Tada itoshiki mono dakishime
Chiisaki mono mamoru tame
Kyoo mo dare kaga sakebu
Kono inchi sae mo nage dashi
Toki no nake de moe tsukiru
Sono ishun ni kuchi zuke o
Yokubou ni yogoreta machi
Fuki nukeru kaze dake sorahe
Fumi no jirarete iku ai
Te no hira ni nokotta namida
Ah egao made ubawarete ikiru no ka
Dre mo kizutsuki kokoro maga iteru
Ima hizamaju ite inori o
Kakan na imo no mamoritai
Mune ni juyouji o kisabu
Kono tomerarenai nanitai
Osa e rarene tamashii o
Tada shinjitai
Itsumademo
Kumo ga kirete
Hoshi ga mieru
Kaze ga omari
Tori ga utau
Umi ga hikari
Sora ni tokeru
Yoru ga owari
Kimi o kanjiru
Tada itoshiki mono dakishime
Chiisaki mono mamorutame
Kyoo mo dare kaga sakebu
Kono inochi sae mo nage dashi
Toki nop naka de moe tsukiru
Sono ishun ni kuchi juke o
Ima hijamazu ite inori o
Kakan nai mono mamoritai
Mune ni juyouji o kisamu
Kono tomerarenai nani ga o
Osae rarene tamashii o tada shinjitai
Itsuma demo-
Kono yono hana wa mina omote
Sono shita ni nagareru yami
Kanashimi wa soko kara umare
Ah kokoro sae itsuwatte ikiru noka
Hito wa sadame ni ayatsu rareru dake
Tada itoshiki mono dakishime
Chiisaki mono mamoru tame
Kyoo mo dare kaga sakebu
Kono inchi sae mo nage dashi
Toki no nake de moe tsukiru
Sono ishun ni kuchi zuke o
Yokubou ni yogoreta machi
Fuki nukeru kaze dake sorahe
Fumi no jirarete iku ai
Te no hira ni nokotta namida
Ah egao made ubawarete ikiru no ka
Dre mo kizutsuki kokoro maga iteru
Ima hizamaju ite inori o
Kakan na imo no mamoritai
Mune ni juyouji o kisabu
Kono tomerarenai nanitai
Osa e rarene tamashii o
Tada shinjitai
Itsumademo
Kumo ga kirete
Hoshi ga mieru
Kaze ga omari
Tori ga utau
Umi ga hikari
Sora ni tokeru
Yoru ga owari
Kimi o kanjiru
Tada itoshiki mono dakishime
Chiisaki mono mamorutame
Kyoo mo dare kaga sakebu
Kono inochi sae mo nage dashi
Toki nop naka de moe tsukiru
Sono ishun ni kuchi juke o
Ima hijamazu ite inori o
Kakan nai mono mamoritai
Mune ni juyouji o kisamu
Kono tomerarenai nani ga o
Osae rarene tamashii o tada shinjitai
Itsuma demo-
Lyrics submitted by chikachika
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