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.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
And I once was lost but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see so clearly
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
'Twas grace that taught
My heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing Your praise
Than when we first begun
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
And Hallelujah, yeah
And Hallelujah, yeah
And Hallelujah, yeah
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
That saved a wretch like me
And I once was lost but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see so clearly
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
'Twas grace that taught
My heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing Your praise
Than when we first begun
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
And Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
And Hallelujah, yeah
And Hallelujah, yeah
And Hallelujah, yeah
And Hallelujah, and all my stains are washed away
They're washed away
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