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.
Every time I get near your field of gravity
You look so sad to me, tell how could that be?
Ah, ah, she said things I obsess I would never confess
Ah, ah, I told her don't dwell
That will leave you in hell
Sometimes things that you're scorned for
You should be adored for
But like I told her, don't dwell
I know, my love, that I look dilapidated
But are you glad I made it?
Can you tell me that much?
Ah, ah, why are you surprised I don't take my advice?
Ah, ah, she told me don't dwell
That will leave you in hell
Sometimes I need reminding
Regret is so blinding
But like I told me, don't dwell
Everything is a choice
Go ahead, raise your voice
Might as well forgive yourself
That means more than someone else
Set you free, break the shell
To your demons farewell (ooh, na na na na)
I tell you, don't dwell
Everything is a choice
Go ahead, raise your voice
Might as well forgive yourself
That means more than someone else
Set you free, break the shell
To your demons farewell (ooh, na na na na)
I tell you, don't dwell
You look so sad to me, tell how could that be?
Ah, ah, she said things I obsess I would never confess
Ah, ah, I told her don't dwell
That will leave you in hell
Sometimes things that you're scorned for
You should be adored for
But like I told her, don't dwell
I know, my love, that I look dilapidated
But are you glad I made it?
Can you tell me that much?
Ah, ah, why are you surprised I don't take my advice?
Ah, ah, she told me don't dwell
That will leave you in hell
Sometimes I need reminding
Regret is so blinding
But like I told me, don't dwell
Everything is a choice
Go ahead, raise your voice
Might as well forgive yourself
That means more than someone else
Set you free, break the shell
To your demons farewell (ooh, na na na na)
I tell you, don't dwell
Everything is a choice
Go ahead, raise your voice
Might as well forgive yourself
That means more than someone else
Set you free, break the shell
To your demons farewell (ooh, na na na na)
I tell you, don't dwell
Lyrics submitted by SoccrFwd13
Don't Dwell Lyrics as written by Nicholas Hexum Aaron Wills
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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