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.
Do you remember the time
when you and I were fine?
Hiding under the apple tree,
there was no one but you and me
We would hide from passing cars
and we would have the summer stars
And we were better then, (better then)
then we'd ever been before (ever been)
You came back to me after walking out my door (out my door)
And you would call me on your phone
before you even got home (got home)
And without me you said you were all alone
The cold wind that blows
all the things I used to know
How could it fade so fast?
Never thought you'd be part of my past
Would I trade it all again
to get you out of my head?
Cause we were better then, (better then)
then we'd ever been before (ever been)
You came back to me after walking out my door (out my door)
And you would call me on your phone
(got home, got home, got home, got home)
before you even got home
And without me you said you were all alone, alone
Without me by your side
you said you were all alone
Give me one more chance
to prove myself to you
All the little things that I've longed to do
(when you went away)
Would you trade the cold
(you said you'd be)
so that I could hold you?
(coming up my front porch)
We'd make it all go away
(just to see me, baby)
And my heart is breaking (when you went away)
Would you hear me then? (you said that you'd be)
As the tears are longing (coming up my front porch)
for what used to be (just to see me)
Cause we were better then, (better then)
then we'd ever been before (ever been)
You came back to me after walking out my door (out my door)
And you would call me on your phone
(got home, got home, got home, got home)
before you even got home
And without me you said you were all alone
And without me you said you were all alone
Cause we were better then, (when you went away)
then we'd ever been before (you said you'd be)
You came back to me (coming up my front porch)
after walking out my door (just to see me)
And you would call me on your phone (when you went away)
before you even got home (you said you'd be)
And without me (coming up my front porch)
you said you were all alone (just to see me, baby)
when you and I were fine?
Hiding under the apple tree,
there was no one but you and me
We would hide from passing cars
and we would have the summer stars
And we were better then, (better then)
then we'd ever been before (ever been)
You came back to me after walking out my door (out my door)
And you would call me on your phone
before you even got home (got home)
And without me you said you were all alone
The cold wind that blows
all the things I used to know
How could it fade so fast?
Never thought you'd be part of my past
Would I trade it all again
to get you out of my head?
Cause we were better then, (better then)
then we'd ever been before (ever been)
You came back to me after walking out my door (out my door)
And you would call me on your phone
(got home, got home, got home, got home)
before you even got home
And without me you said you were all alone, alone
Without me by your side
you said you were all alone
Give me one more chance
to prove myself to you
All the little things that I've longed to do
(when you went away)
Would you trade the cold
(you said you'd be)
so that I could hold you?
(coming up my front porch)
We'd make it all go away
(just to see me, baby)
And my heart is breaking (when you went away)
Would you hear me then? (you said that you'd be)
As the tears are longing (coming up my front porch)
for what used to be (just to see me)
Cause we were better then, (better then)
then we'd ever been before (ever been)
You came back to me after walking out my door (out my door)
And you would call me on your phone
(got home, got home, got home, got home)
before you even got home
And without me you said you were all alone
And without me you said you were all alone
Cause we were better then, (when you went away)
then we'd ever been before (you said you'd be)
You came back to me (coming up my front porch)
after walking out my door (just to see me)
And you would call me on your phone (when you went away)
before you even got home (you said you'd be)
And without me (coming up my front porch)
you said you were all alone (just to see me, baby)
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
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