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.
Come and sit a while with me and talk
I need to have a word before you walk
Just before you go let me explain that I love you
I know that this may come as a surprise
How do you think I felt when I realized?
It hit me like a bolt out of the sky that I love you
You said that you were moving on, come Saturday
That you'd be gone, I thought of life without you and I cried
So finally I know who I am gonna love for all my life
So say you'll be mine, please say I can change your mind
Don't leave, don't leave now I'm in love, don't walk away
From something that could have been so good
Don't leave, don't leave me now, I know I'll love you for forever
For all the stars above, don't leave now, I'm in love
Looking back on all the opportunity
I didn't have a clue that the girl was me
So listen to me now that things have changed, I love you
So suddenly my fate is sealed
'cause only can make it real, so say you'll be mine
Please say I can change your mind
So don't leave, don't leave now I'm in love, don't walk away
From something that could have been so good, don't leave
Don't leave me now I know, I'll love you for forever
For all the stars above, don't leave now, I'm in love
Give me a chance to hold close
'cause I wanna feel that you're a part of me
Know how it feels to love you tenderly
Know that I'll never have to let you go
Don't leave me now, I know
Don't leave me now, I'm sure
Don't leave now, I'm in love
I need to have a word before you walk
Just before you go let me explain that I love you
I know that this may come as a surprise
How do you think I felt when I realized?
It hit me like a bolt out of the sky that I love you
You said that you were moving on, come Saturday
That you'd be gone, I thought of life without you and I cried
So finally I know who I am gonna love for all my life
So say you'll be mine, please say I can change your mind
Don't leave, don't leave now I'm in love, don't walk away
From something that could have been so good
Don't leave, don't leave me now, I know I'll love you for forever
For all the stars above, don't leave now, I'm in love
Looking back on all the opportunity
I didn't have a clue that the girl was me
So listen to me now that things have changed, I love you
So suddenly my fate is sealed
'cause only can make it real, so say you'll be mine
Please say I can change your mind
So don't leave, don't leave now I'm in love, don't walk away
From something that could have been so good, don't leave
Don't leave me now I know, I'll love you for forever
For all the stars above, don't leave now, I'm in love
Give me a chance to hold close
'cause I wanna feel that you're a part of me
Know how it feels to love you tenderly
Know that I'll never have to let you go
Don't leave me now, I know
Don't leave me now, I'm sure
Don't leave now, I'm in love
Lyrics submitted by CrYiNgLoNeLyTeArZ
Don't Leave Now I'm in Love Lyrics as written by Lisa Jane Stansfield Ian Owen Devaney
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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