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.
The orange sun I saw with you at dusk
making a face about to cry, the big farewell.
Watching your innocent face
as you played in the glimmering waves.
Running all over the beach barefoot,
How I adored you.
Your name we wrote in the sand,
and the shells we adorned it with,
shoulder to shoulder
we watched as the waves wiped it away before us.
The orange sun I saw with you at dusk
making a face about to cry, the big farewell.
The blue sky, slows its breathing,
to embrace the red setting sun
As I too held you, I closed my eyes.
all the joys and sadnesses,
the countless encounters and partings
just as it did back then,
the orange sun oversees them all.
back then we dreamed of an eternity
laughing, we held each other for so long.
It's stunning how much I think of you.
That's all I needed to satisfy myself.
Don't cry, We can meet again anytime,
just by closing our eyes...
The orange sun I saw with you at dusk
making a face about to cry, the big farewell.
making a face about to cry, the big farewell.
Watching your innocent face
as you played in the glimmering waves.
Running all over the beach barefoot,
How I adored you.
Your name we wrote in the sand,
and the shells we adorned it with,
shoulder to shoulder
we watched as the waves wiped it away before us.
The orange sun I saw with you at dusk
making a face about to cry, the big farewell.
The blue sky, slows its breathing,
to embrace the red setting sun
As I too held you, I closed my eyes.
all the joys and sadnesses,
the countless encounters and partings
just as it did back then,
the orange sun oversees them all.
back then we dreamed of an eternity
laughing, we held each other for so long.
It's stunning how much I think of you.
That's all I needed to satisfy myself.
Don't cry, We can meet again anytime,
just by closing our eyes...
The orange sun I saw with you at dusk
making a face about to cry, the big farewell.
Lyrics submitted by Cry_of_Dragon
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