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.
I wish I could put you into words
So it would all make sense
I'd write you a thousand times
Your face is in pages
Run your answers the best way you can
It's that you never thought that you'd be coming in last
(This is the wrong time, the wrong place)
You're always the same way
(I was waiting for pages to read from)
The fresh starts with stained hands, wear you out
The weekend towns
(The lines fading, why can't you see)
The picture frames
It's my favorite shirt
I'm so glad you came
And I think you're wrong
(If you're everything, there's nothing left of me)
It's not just vacation
It's more than boys and girls and late nights
Run your answers the best way you can
It's that you never thought that you'd be coming in last
(This is the wrong time, the wrong place)
You said that you couldn't
(I was waiting for pages to read from)
That's all the you wanted to bring to the show
And then leave without reason
You can't do this right
It's been more then engaging
The long walks and talks but the these faces you're making now
Don't bother now, you just said enough
You said that you couldn't
That's all the you wanted to bring to the show
And then leave without reason
You can't do this right
It's been more then engaging
The long walks and talks but the these faces you're making now
So it would all make sense
I'd write you a thousand times
Your face is in pages
Run your answers the best way you can
It's that you never thought that you'd be coming in last
(This is the wrong time, the wrong place)
You're always the same way
(I was waiting for pages to read from)
The fresh starts with stained hands, wear you out
The weekend towns
(The lines fading, why can't you see)
The picture frames
It's my favorite shirt
I'm so glad you came
And I think you're wrong
(If you're everything, there's nothing left of me)
It's not just vacation
It's more than boys and girls and late nights
Run your answers the best way you can
It's that you never thought that you'd be coming in last
(This is the wrong time, the wrong place)
You said that you couldn't
(I was waiting for pages to read from)
That's all the you wanted to bring to the show
And then leave without reason
You can't do this right
It's been more then engaging
The long walks and talks but the these faces you're making now
Don't bother now, you just said enough
You said that you couldn't
That's all the you wanted to bring to the show
And then leave without reason
You can't do this right
It's been more then engaging
The long walks and talks but the these faces you're making now
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This songs is incredible. But is this off theyre demo or something?
yeah, it's off their first demo. the recording of the demo isn't amazing but the songs are rad. they used some of the songs for newer cds like 'walls' and 'the secret"
First off, the lyrics aren't complete. The ending goes with something like this, "you said that you could & that's all that you wanted to bring to the show, & you leave without reason. Who cares if it's right it's been more than engaged in. These long walks & taunts, but these faces your making now.."
That's the ending.
Although I love Emery, this song has always reminded me of loving/caring for someone that you couldn't be with, it just wouldn't/couldn't happened because they wouldn't let it happen.
Yeah I agree with your ending that the OP left out, although "engaged in" is "engaging", I'm pretty sure.
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