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.
We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone
We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run
Run until that day
We can see who we are
Have the final say
We keep being who we are
As love lights the way to the last day
And no one can take it away
Run and hide (run and hide)
Don't hide at all (don't hide at all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
Live our lives (live our lives)
Now hide it all (now hide it all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone
(We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone)
We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run
Run until that day
We can see who we are
Have the final say
We keep being who we are
As love lights the way to the last day
And no one can take it away
Run and hide (run and hide)
Don't hide at all (don't hide at all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
Live our lives (live our lives)
Now hide it all (now hide it all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone
(We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone)
We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run
(We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run)
We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone
(We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone)
We reap what we sow and we come and we go when were young
We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run
Run until that day
We can see who we are
Have the final say
We keep being who we are
As love lights the way to the last day
And no one can take it away
Run and hide (run and hide)
Don't hide at all (don't hide at all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
Live our lives (live our lives)
Now hide it all (now hide it all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone
(We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone)
We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run
Run until that day
We can see who we are
Have the final say
We keep being who we are
As love lights the way to the last day
And no one can take it away
Run and hide (run and hide)
Don't hide at all (don't hide at all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
Live our lives (live our lives)
Now hide it all (now hide it all)
Change is coming, know its nothing personal
We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone
(We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone)
We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run
(We take what we know and we learn as we go and we run)
We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone
(We live and we learn and crash and we burn and were gone)
We reap what we sow and we come and we go when were young
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