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.
Settle down now and sit with me
Let me tell you how this all came to be
A yellow flower with your petals to the air
And flying on paper wings that brought you here
Summer rolls on in the lazy hours
An ether dream way of hummingbirds and clouds
Midnight swims in the cool back waves
And you in my arms as it rolls away
Little dandelion
Let your heart keep time
Now the clouds are gone
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Born of restless night the moon as a pearl
Playing games down inside your soft warm world
Hear my voice I know that you can
You're the fire in my eyes
The sun as a man
Seasons come along and seasons go
And what they'll leave behind
I don't pretend to know
I'm afraid that all I have missed
Will loom very large when the darkness lifts
Little dandelion
Let your heart keep time
Now the clouds are gone
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows
I will ride by your side
Wherever you go
I won't run I won't hide
Just letting you know
Just letting you know
Little dandelion
Let your heart keep time
Now the clouds are gone
All of your tomorrows shine
Hey oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Let me tell you how this all came to be
A yellow flower with your petals to the air
And flying on paper wings that brought you here
Summer rolls on in the lazy hours
An ether dream way of hummingbirds and clouds
Midnight swims in the cool back waves
And you in my arms as it rolls away
Little dandelion
Let your heart keep time
Now the clouds are gone
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Born of restless night the moon as a pearl
Playing games down inside your soft warm world
Hear my voice I know that you can
You're the fire in my eyes
The sun as a man
Seasons come along and seasons go
And what they'll leave behind
I don't pretend to know
I'm afraid that all I have missed
Will loom very large when the darkness lifts
Little dandelion
Let your heart keep time
Now the clouds are gone
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows
I will ride by your side
Wherever you go
I won't run I won't hide
Just letting you know
Just letting you know
Little dandelion
Let your heart keep time
Now the clouds are gone
All of your tomorrows shine
Hey oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
Oh oh, oh oh
All of your tomorrows shine
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