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.
It's magic, she says to me
My hand to her waist as she approaches sweetly
It's enough when I see that look in her eyes
It's enough for me to paralyze
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
It's tragic, she says to me
A song in the air, we're together floating
What I miss everyday since our goodbye
Was enough for me to realize
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Well nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Is it ever gonna come?
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Well nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
So take care what you wish for
It may come true
But that September sky
How it whispered
I love you
But I couldn't take it
Any longer, no I couldn't stand
But the night brought sparks
and the sparks brought flames
And you had to be sure
this wasn't one of those games
But I'm gonna to show you
if you could just give me tonight
Tonight
It's fragile, she says to me
The hair in her eyes, she removes it smiling
There's a wound that I know this song could mend
A step in time for us will never end
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Is it ever gonna come?
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
I'm waiting
For the breakdown
I'm waiting
For the comedown
I'm waiting (she says it's magic)
For the breakdown (I'm floating weightless)
I'm waiting (she says it's magic)
For the comedown (here comes the breakdown)
My hand to her waist as she approaches sweetly
It's enough when I see that look in her eyes
It's enough for me to paralyze
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
It's tragic, she says to me
A song in the air, we're together floating
What I miss everyday since our goodbye
Was enough for me to realize
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Well nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Is it ever gonna come?
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Well nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
So take care what you wish for
It may come true
But that September sky
How it whispered
I love you
But I couldn't take it
Any longer, no I couldn't stand
But the night brought sparks
and the sparks brought flames
And you had to be sure
this wasn't one of those games
But I'm gonna to show you
if you could just give me tonight
Tonight
It's fragile, she says to me
The hair in her eyes, she removes it smiling
There's a wound that I know this song could mend
A step in time for us will never end
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Is it ever gonna come?
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
Nothing feels good being under the gun
Whoa, I'm waiting for the breakdown
I'm waiting
For the breakdown
I'm waiting
For the comedown
I'm waiting (she says it's magic)
For the breakdown (I'm floating weightless)
I'm waiting (she says it's magic)
For the comedown (here comes the breakdown)
Lyrics submitted by ADimeADexter
Breakdown Lyrics as written by David Tromboli Andrew Furze
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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