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.
On certain nights
When the angles are right
And the moon is a slender crescent
It's circle shows
In a ghostly glow
Of earthly luminescence
Earthshine
A beacon in the night
I can raise my eyes to earthshine
Earthshine
But you're out of reach
Form a dream to rise to earthshine
Floating high
In the evening sky
I see my faint reflection
Pale facsimile
Like what others see
When they look in my direction
Earthshine
A beacon in the night
I can raise my eyes to earthshine
Earthshine
Stretching out your hand
Full of starlit diamonds earthshine
Reflected light
To another's sight
And the moon tells a lover's story
My borrowed face
And my third-hand grace
Only reflect your glory
Earthshine
Stretching out your hand
I can raise my eyes to earthshine
Earthshine
You're still out of reach
Form a dream to rise to earthshine
Form a dream to rise to earthshine
When the angles are right
And the moon is a slender crescent
It's circle shows
In a ghostly glow
Of earthly luminescence
Earthshine
A beacon in the night
I can raise my eyes to earthshine
Earthshine
But you're out of reach
Form a dream to rise to earthshine
Floating high
In the evening sky
I see my faint reflection
Pale facsimile
Like what others see
When they look in my direction
Earthshine
A beacon in the night
I can raise my eyes to earthshine
Earthshine
Stretching out your hand
Full of starlit diamonds earthshine
Reflected light
To another's sight
And the moon tells a lover's story
My borrowed face
And my third-hand grace
Only reflect your glory
Earthshine
Stretching out your hand
I can raise my eyes to earthshine
Earthshine
You're still out of reach
Form a dream to rise to earthshine
Form a dream to rise to earthshine
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