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.
Thinking clearly never came
As easy as it did for you
Driving this route out of town
I wish you were still around
And in the dead of night I always
wondered whether you were true
Someone better than myself
An offer you just can't turn down
A morning fight
And a wasted night
You crept back to your room
Run along back to your new man
Limassol, hold on I couldn't trap you
We're gonna head for new horizons
Limassol
When its all good keep things close at hand
I could never bear to hear you
Struggling against the tide
Promises I couldn't keep
I couldn't admit I was in too deep
Saw the lights on in your window
Even though they'd said you'd gone
The darker nights have come again
Quicker than the year before
A morning fight
A wasted night
You slipped back to your room
You better run away back to your new man
Limassol, hold on I could never catch you
We're gonna head for new horizons
Limassol
When its all good keep things close at hand
When its all good you've gotta keep things close at hand
As easy as it did for you
Driving this route out of town
I wish you were still around
And in the dead of night I always
wondered whether you were true
Someone better than myself
An offer you just can't turn down
A morning fight
And a wasted night
You crept back to your room
Run along back to your new man
Limassol, hold on I couldn't trap you
We're gonna head for new horizons
Limassol
When its all good keep things close at hand
I could never bear to hear you
Struggling against the tide
Promises I couldn't keep
I couldn't admit I was in too deep
Saw the lights on in your window
Even though they'd said you'd gone
The darker nights have come again
Quicker than the year before
A morning fight
A wasted night
You slipped back to your room
You better run away back to your new man
Limassol, hold on I could never catch you
We're gonna head for new horizons
Limassol
When its all good keep things close at hand
When its all good you've gotta keep things close at hand
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Limassol Lyrics as written by Duncan Robert Lloyd Archis Tiku
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music
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