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.
KIRARI hikaru no suishou no hanabira
Daremo ga mune no oku ni himete iru ai
Kizuite hayaku ki ga tsuite
Sono kagayaki wo hitomi e to utsusu no yo
Atsumareba hora
Kirei na hana ni naru wa
Tsuyoi hana ni naru wa
Yami wo toki wo arashi wo
Taete yukeru no
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Mamotte miseru
Tsuite kite doko made mo
Mugen no kanata e
Mimi wo sumashite mirai kara yobu koe
Kikoeru deshou kako kara no sasayaki
Erande soshite erabarete
Umarete kita no watashi-tachi ima koko ni
Omoidashite ne
Watashi no atsui namida
Subete tokashite yuku
Nido to hitori sabishiku
Samayowanaide
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Iyashite ageru
Tsuite kite hateshinaku
Mabushii sekai e
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Mamotte miseru
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Iyashite ageru
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Mamotte miseru
Tsuite kite doko made mo
Mugen no kanata e
Daremo ga mune no oku ni himete iru ai
Kizuite hayaku ki ga tsuite
Sono kagayaki wo hitomi e to utsusu no yo
Atsumareba hora
Kirei na hana ni naru wa
Tsuyoi hana ni naru wa
Yami wo toki wo arashi wo
Taete yukeru no
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Mamotte miseru
Tsuite kite doko made mo
Mugen no kanata e
Mimi wo sumashite mirai kara yobu koe
Kikoeru deshou kako kara no sasayaki
Erande soshite erabarete
Umarete kita no watashi-tachi ima koko ni
Omoidashite ne
Watashi no atsui namida
Subete tokashite yuku
Nido to hitori sabishiku
Samayowanaide
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Iyashite ageru
Tsuite kite hateshinaku
Mabushii sekai e
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Mamotte miseru
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Iyashite ageru
Tsuite kite koko e kite
Ai wa ENAJII
Mamotte miseru
Tsuite kite doko made mo
Mugen no kanata e
Lyrics submitted by KungFuChica
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