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.
You feel like liberation
You give me new sensation
You show me what I need and
You are my life completed
Can't stop
Cant break
Who's driving
Sometimes there's no denying 'til today I feel I can't lose
I'm letting go of what I knew
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say
Every word I say
Every word I say
Before you I was only what I let control me
You are a revolution against my own conclusions
So today I feel I can't lose but I'm letting go of what I knew
Said
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no
And now I say goodbye to the way I used to be
There is no room for question 'cause your name
It sets me free
Yesterday's troubles harm me
T-Today's are creeping in so let go of the world around me
'Cause your love is all I need
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and that's okay
I hear your name in every word I say
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say
Every word I say
Every word I say
In every word I say
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no
Oh no no no no no no no no no no
Yeah
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name well all I hear is your name
All I hear is your name
All I hear is your name
And no one can take it away
You give me new sensation
You show me what I need and
You are my life completed
Can't stop
Cant break
Who's driving
Sometimes there's no denying 'til today I feel I can't lose
I'm letting go of what I knew
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say
Every word I say
Every word I say
Before you I was only what I let control me
You are a revolution against my own conclusions
So today I feel I can't lose but I'm letting go of what I knew
Said
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no
And now I say goodbye to the way I used to be
There is no room for question 'cause your name
It sets me free
Yesterday's troubles harm me
T-Today's are creeping in so let go of the world around me
'Cause your love is all I need
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and that's okay
I hear your name in every word I say
I want you for always
I hear your name in every word I say
I'm a fool and I don't care
I hear your name in every word I say
Every word I say
Every word I say
In every word I say
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh no no no no no
Oh no no no no no no no no no no
Yeah
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name in every word I say
I hear your name well all I hear is your name
All I hear is your name
All I hear is your name
And no one can take it away
Lyrics submitted by copywrittenjunkie
Every Word I Say Lyrics as written by Taylor Hanson Isaac Hanson
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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a guy is totally in love with a girl, she means everything to him, and he feels that he can now do anything and be anything, because she loves him and completes him - i LUV the verse where it goes 'and now i say goodbye to, the way i used to be, there is no room for question, cuz your name it sets me free... i reckon ike n tay sound so sexy, the way they both sing, ike doing the actual verse n tay doing the 'no no' part underneath... its sounds so awesomeage, and it really adds to the song
This song is my favorite Hanson song. It is soo uplifting. "I want you for always?" That is adorable. "You feel like liberation" is the first line and it gives me chills. How amazing to feel like that about someone.
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hmm....I always thought it was about God. Cuz of the line "You pushed all these troubles on me" Yeah, either way, it is the most amazing song ever.
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MSN chat transcript from July 2004: fallenstars.com/thd/www/msn-071404.html
¤NAIANNA¤: Well... this question is kind of personal, but I'm dying to know. You guys are not singing about a girl in "Every Word I Say," are you?! It could refer to God sometimes when I listen to it. Hugs!! Naianna...
HANSON: There's a lot of meaning behind that song and it would be narrowed to think it was just about a girl. It's definitely not.
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