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.
How do they know what is love what is real?
Do they feel anything when they step to the edge?
And look down to the rocks that they'll met
If they fall from their ground
See how they walk unaware of the steps
That they take in a dance on a line as the dead lose control
You will find what it means to have fallen in love
I will never hold you underneath for me
Maybe only just enough so you can breathe
Just another anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
I am afraid love is blind in a way
I do not want to drag you along to a grave meant for me
Underneath every tree at the bottom of the lake
I will never hold you underneath for me
Maybe only just enough so you can breathe
Just another anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
You're gasping for a taste of air
With a hand I hold you down
You're crying out won't save you now
Everything will end with me
I won't hold you underneath for me
Maybe just enough so you can breathe
Take a breath to save your life
Drowning over my…
I will never hold you underneath for me
Maybe only just enough so you can breathe
Just another anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
I won't hold you underneath for me
(I will just bring you down)
Maybe just enough so you can breathe
(Nothing can sink me down)
Just an anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
Do they feel anything when they step to the edge?
And look down to the rocks that they'll met
If they fall from their ground
See how they walk unaware of the steps
That they take in a dance on a line as the dead lose control
You will find what it means to have fallen in love
I will never hold you underneath for me
Maybe only just enough so you can breathe
Just another anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
I am afraid love is blind in a way
I do not want to drag you along to a grave meant for me
Underneath every tree at the bottom of the lake
I will never hold you underneath for me
Maybe only just enough so you can breathe
Just another anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
You're gasping for a taste of air
With a hand I hold you down
You're crying out won't save you now
Everything will end with me
I won't hold you underneath for me
Maybe just enough so you can breathe
Take a breath to save your life
Drowning over my…
I will never hold you underneath for me
Maybe only just enough so you can breathe
Just another anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
I won't hold you underneath for me
(I will just bring you down)
Maybe just enough so you can breathe
(Nothing can sink me down)
Just an anchor in your life
Drowning over my life
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
Mental Games Lyrics as written by Jon Berry Clark Domae
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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