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.
Turning now she caught his eye
For all he knows he cannot see
Pleasures smolder inside
Cover seasons that fell from view long ago
Blame on your heart
But then you know that now
What do you do, you hide lies inside
Why do you do that, I don't know why
How long did I know you for
I don't know why you had to go
If only you had told her
The words to enfold her long ago
She took a breath and she never spoke
The words tasted like
To know she told a matinee
There was an odor [Inaudible] anyway
But you can take and you can see
There's never enough of love for destiny
Don't look back from day to day
What I noticed wasn't me
Strangers, they'll part again
They'll never know
For all the years they've disguised inside
Knowing their years of loss remain
How long did I know you for
I don't know why you had to go
If only you had told her
The words to enfold her long ago
For all he knows he cannot see
Pleasures smolder inside
Cover seasons that fell from view long ago
Blame on your heart
But then you know that now
What do you do, you hide lies inside
Why do you do that, I don't know why
How long did I know you for
I don't know why you had to go
If only you had told her
The words to enfold her long ago
She took a breath and she never spoke
The words tasted like
To know she told a matinee
There was an odor [Inaudible] anyway
But you can take and you can see
There's never enough of love for destiny
Don't look back from day to day
What I noticed wasn't me
Strangers, they'll part again
They'll never know
For all the years they've disguised inside
Knowing their years of loss remain
How long did I know you for
I don't know why you had to go
If only you had told her
The words to enfold her long ago
Lyrics submitted by Schorschinho
Drake Lyrics as written by Paul David Webb Beth Gibbons
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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