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.
Back to home base during darkest days
Hopefull I'll recover under forest fire haze
Driving home to clear it out
Driving home to clear it out
Lungs full of smoke
And my head full of doubt
Heading East through North Dakota
Gotta make it home tonight
36th and Lyndale won't be a pretty sight
Driving home to clear it out
Driving home to clear it out
Three years don't mean nothing
When you tear it all down
Bite my tongue when I hear your name
Where was I when we decided
We were better off divided
Talking about the one that got away
It's the story of my live
And now I'm trying to rewrite it
Back to home base during darkest days
Driving home to clear it out
Hopefull I'll recover under forest fire haze
Driving home to clear it out
And I dream I take you back
And we start it all over again
And remember everything
So we can turn before the end
Bite my tongue when I hear your name
Where was I when we decided
We were better off divided
Tell me about the one that got away
It's the story of my live
And now I'm trying to rewrite it
Come in, make yourself at home
Take off your shoes, don't stay too long
What do you feel, nothing at all
To see your art up on my walls
I want to lock the door before you leave
Instead I watch you go
I guess you've made your choice
I'm left without a voice
Bite my tongue when I hear your name
Where was I when we decided
We were better off divided
Two thousand miles
Won't make the change
It's the story of my life
I'm trying to make it right
Hopefull I'll recover under forest fire haze
Driving home to clear it out
Driving home to clear it out
Lungs full of smoke
And my head full of doubt
Heading East through North Dakota
Gotta make it home tonight
36th and Lyndale won't be a pretty sight
Driving home to clear it out
Driving home to clear it out
Three years don't mean nothing
When you tear it all down
Bite my tongue when I hear your name
Where was I when we decided
We were better off divided
Talking about the one that got away
It's the story of my live
And now I'm trying to rewrite it
Back to home base during darkest days
Driving home to clear it out
Hopefull I'll recover under forest fire haze
Driving home to clear it out
And I dream I take you back
And we start it all over again
And remember everything
So we can turn before the end
Bite my tongue when I hear your name
Where was I when we decided
We were better off divided
Tell me about the one that got away
It's the story of my live
And now I'm trying to rewrite it
Come in, make yourself at home
Take off your shoes, don't stay too long
What do you feel, nothing at all
To see your art up on my walls
I want to lock the door before you leave
Instead I watch you go
I guess you've made your choice
I'm left without a voice
Bite my tongue when I hear your name
Where was I when we decided
We were better off divided
Two thousand miles
Won't make the change
It's the story of my life
I'm trying to make it right
Lyrics submitted by Sunny Day Believer
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