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 on now, don't you want to see?
This thing that's happening to me
Like Moses has power over sea
So you've got power over me
Come on now, don't you want to know?
You're a refuge, somewhere I can go
You're air that, air that I can breathe
Cause you're my golden opportunity
And oh, oh yes I would
If I only could
And you know I would
And baby I, oh baby I
I wish
Come on now, don't you want to see?
Just what a difference you've made in me
I'll be waiting oh no matter what you say
Cause I've been waiting for days, days, days
And oh, oh yes I would
If I only could
And you know I would
And baby I, oh baby I
I wish
I wish
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
If the sky's gonna fall down, let it fall on me
If you're gonna break down, you can break on me
If the sky's gonna fall down, let it fall on me
If it's gonna rain down, it can rain on me
It can rain on me
This thing that's happening to me
Like Moses has power over sea
So you've got power over me
Come on now, don't you want to know?
You're a refuge, somewhere I can go
You're air that, air that I can breathe
Cause you're my golden opportunity
And oh, oh yes I would
If I only could
And you know I would
And baby I, oh baby I
I wish
Come on now, don't you want to see?
Just what a difference you've made in me
I'll be waiting oh no matter what you say
Cause I've been waiting for days, days, days
And oh, oh yes I would
If I only could
And you know I would
And baby I, oh baby I
I wish
I wish
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
If the sky's gonna fall down, let it fall on me
If you're gonna break down, you can break on me
If the sky's gonna fall down, let it fall on me
If it's gonna rain down, it can rain on me
It can rain on me
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i agree with see prune..... no matter what happens he'll be there for her...
like Moses had power over sea so you've got power over me
i wish i could come up w/ these kinds of metaphors =/