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.
This life is, harder, so much harder
You say that life has so much weight it wears you down
Higher, your so much higher
40 stories high is such a long way down
You can run, run into the middle
Or you can be still, lean into the ledge
Or you can fall hard as you feel it giving away
So much insane a deep black hole
The sun will come and warm your soul
As fast as light the speed of sound
One life, one love, down down down
Harder, it's so much harder
You blame it on your friend, you say she let you down
Angel another angel
You blame it on your bitch, you say she let you down
So much insane a deep black hole
The sun will come and warm your soul
As fast as light the speed of sound
One life one love, never let them take it away
Never let them take it away
Higher, your so much higher
40 stories high is such a long way down
So much insane a deep black hole
The sun will come and warm your soul
As fast as light the speed of sound
One life, one love, never let them take it away
One life, one love, never let them take it away
One life, one life one love
One life, one life one love
You say that life has so much weight it wears you down
Higher, your so much higher
40 stories high is such a long way down
You can run, run into the middle
Or you can be still, lean into the ledge
Or you can fall hard as you feel it giving away
So much insane a deep black hole
The sun will come and warm your soul
As fast as light the speed of sound
One life, one love, down down down
Harder, it's so much harder
You blame it on your friend, you say she let you down
Angel another angel
You blame it on your bitch, you say she let you down
So much insane a deep black hole
The sun will come and warm your soul
As fast as light the speed of sound
One life one love, never let them take it away
Never let them take it away
Higher, your so much higher
40 stories high is such a long way down
So much insane a deep black hole
The sun will come and warm your soul
As fast as light the speed of sound
One life, one love, never let them take it away
One life, one love, never let them take it away
One life, one life one love
One life, one life one love
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