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.
Grown up an only child
One parent home my style
Was spoiled
And Doubted
Untrusted
Neglected by others around
You saved
You saved me
You were the only one
There for me loved me dearly
Treated
and
Supported me
Right through the
Thick and the thin
You saved
You saved me
Look at me now
I hope you're proud
You're everything to me
Taught me to be myself
Showed independent
Health alone through
Struggles made it work
Ourselves just a
Mother and child
You saved
You saved me
Look at me now
I hope you're proud
You're everything to me
Look at me now
I hope you're proud
You're everything to me
You're everything
One parent home my style
Was spoiled
And Doubted
Untrusted
Neglected by others around
You saved
You saved me
You were the only one
There for me loved me dearly
Treated
and
Supported me
Right through the
Thick and the thin
You saved
You saved me
Look at me now
I hope you're proud
You're everything to me
Taught me to be myself
Showed independent
Health alone through
Struggles made it work
Ourselves just a
Mother and child
You saved
You saved me
Look at me now
I hope you're proud
You're everything to me
Look at me now
I hope you're proud
You're everything to me
You're everything
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Everything Lyrics as written by Michael Frederick De Wolf Jarrod Douglas Montague
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Or saved him from something like that
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