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.
She said, "Life's a lot to think about sometimes
When you're living in between the lines
And all the stars are sparkling, shine everyday"
He said, "Life's so hard to move in sometimes
When it feels like I'm towin' the line
And no one even cares to ask me, why I feel this way"
And I know you feel helpless now
And I know you feel alone
That's the same road
And the same road that I'm on, yeah
He said, "Life's a lot to think about sometimes
When you keep it all between the lines
And everything I want and I want to find one of these days" yeah
But what you thought was real in life
Oh, has somehow steered you wrong
And now you just keep drivin'
Tryin' to find out where you could belong
And I know you feel helpless now
And I know you feel alone
Well that's the same road
And the same road that I'm on, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey, hey
What you thought was real in life
Has somehow steered you wrong
And now you just keep drivin'
Tryin' to find where you belong
I know you feel helpless now
And I know you feel alone
That's the same road
And the same road that I'm on, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey, hey
Oh no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no
When you're living in between the lines
And all the stars are sparkling, shine everyday"
He said, "Life's so hard to move in sometimes
When it feels like I'm towin' the line
And no one even cares to ask me, why I feel this way"
And I know you feel helpless now
And I know you feel alone
That's the same road
And the same road that I'm on, yeah
He said, "Life's a lot to think about sometimes
When you keep it all between the lines
And everything I want and I want to find one of these days" yeah
But what you thought was real in life
Oh, has somehow steered you wrong
And now you just keep drivin'
Tryin' to find out where you could belong
And I know you feel helpless now
And I know you feel alone
Well that's the same road
And the same road that I'm on, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey, hey
What you thought was real in life
Has somehow steered you wrong
And now you just keep drivin'
Tryin' to find where you belong
I know you feel helpless now
And I know you feel alone
That's the same road
And the same road that I'm on, yeah, yeah, yeah, hey, hey
Oh no, no, no, no, no, no
Oh no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, no
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The second person is a man, he says : "Life's so hard to move in sometimes, When it feels like I'm towing the line". He thinks the opposite way : he feels like he's pulling the limits too far with him. "and no one ever cares to ask me why I feel this way" : he's popular, he's the person that the girl saw shining, but he feels really alone, he feels like no one cares about him.
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The next verse, a man is speaking (we don't know if he's the same than the first or a new one, I think it's a new one.) : "life's a lot to think about sometimes, When you keep it all between the lines" : he feels exactly the same as the girl from the first verse. "And everything I want and I want to find one of these days" : He has dreams, he wants things, but he doesn't know how to achieve them, or how to do it.
The chorus once again, but the first part is completely different from the first : "But what you thought was real in life, Oh it somehow steered you wrong" : Sometimes, we have a bad feeling, and it happens to be real. It happens to everyone. "And I know you just keep drivin', Trying to find where you belong" : He knows that we're strong, we're never gonna give up (never gonna let down, you just got rickrolled), and we'll always be looking for a way to feel better, to get out of the sadness tunnel we're in.
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