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.
Cut me up today
I should've stood in your way
You lied
And everywhere a dream
Nothing came between
I died
Give me away
I will not be for you
God comes down
Never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same
And if you want water
And if you want food
And if you want shelter
I can not come over to you
And if you want love now
Or a needle and a spoon
You gotta show a little faith in me
Now baby I can't come over to you
It's never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same
God come down
And if you want hard out
Sittin' by the bay
Well the sun went down tomorrow
It will not come up today
And if you want love now
And wrapped your arms so cruel
If there's a god,it's me now baby
I can not come over to you
It's never gonna be the same
She drew me in anyway
She lied
You gotta show a little faith
Your old run across your name
What goes up must go down down down
God and if I wanted fame now
Or the glory of the womb
And if I want my name emblazed on every light a new
And if I wanted Christ
Or a messiah by my side
I can't believe in anything
I know that mary lied
Sent you up today
Could've got in your way
Oh mary lied
Do you know
Can you feel it
Do you feel me
Yeah
And if you wanted madness
If you want what's pure
Well you gotta come over to me
Baby my life doesn't reach to you
And if you want love so
Unconditional and real
You gotta ride that black horse baby
Through the depths of hell that I've been
Follow me away yeah
I will be the same
Strongest one to name
Through the valley of life
I'm gonna be the same
Goodnight goodnight goodnight
Oh never be the same
I should've stood in your way
You lied
And everywhere a dream
Nothing came between
I died
Give me away
I will not be for you
God comes down
Never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same
And if you want water
And if you want food
And if you want shelter
I can not come over to you
And if you want love now
Or a needle and a spoon
You gotta show a little faith in me
Now baby I can't come over to you
It's never gonna be the same
Never gonna be the same
God come down
And if you want hard out
Sittin' by the bay
Well the sun went down tomorrow
It will not come up today
And if you want love now
And wrapped your arms so cruel
If there's a god,it's me now baby
I can not come over to you
It's never gonna be the same
She drew me in anyway
She lied
You gotta show a little faith
Your old run across your name
What goes up must go down down down
God and if I wanted fame now
Or the glory of the womb
And if I want my name emblazed on every light a new
And if I wanted Christ
Or a messiah by my side
I can't believe in anything
I know that mary lied
Sent you up today
Could've got in your way
Oh mary lied
Do you know
Can you feel it
Do you feel me
Yeah
And if you wanted madness
If you want what's pure
Well you gotta come over to me
Baby my life doesn't reach to you
And if you want love so
Unconditional and real
You gotta ride that black horse baby
Through the depths of hell that I've been
Follow me away yeah
I will be the same
Strongest one to name
Through the valley of life
I'm gonna be the same
Goodnight goodnight goodnight
Oh never be the same
Lyrics submitted by almostmanda, edited by louhotchkiss
Never Gonna Be the Same Lyrics as written by Love Best
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