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.
A fire burns
Water comes
You cool me down
When I'm cold inside
You are warm and bright
You know you are so good for me, yeah
With your child's eyes
You are more than you seem
You see into space
I see in your face
The places you've been
The things you have learned
They sit with you so beautifully, yeah
And you know there's no need to hide away
You know I tell the truth
We are just the same
And I can feel everything you do
Hear everything you say
Even when you're miles away
'Cause I am me, the universe and you
And just like stars burning bright
Making holes in the night
We are building bridges
And you know there's no need to hide away
You know I tell the truth
We are just the same
I can feel everything you do
Hear everything you say
Even when you're miles away
'Cause I am me, the universe and you, whoa
I'm the universe and you
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And when you're on your own
I'll send you a sign
Just so you know
That I am me, the universe and you
The universe and you
The universe and you
I am the universe and you
Water comes
You cool me down
When I'm cold inside
You are warm and bright
You know you are so good for me, yeah
With your child's eyes
You are more than you seem
You see into space
I see in your face
The places you've been
The things you have learned
They sit with you so beautifully, yeah
And you know there's no need to hide away
You know I tell the truth
We are just the same
And I can feel everything you do
Hear everything you say
Even when you're miles away
'Cause I am me, the universe and you
And just like stars burning bright
Making holes in the night
We are building bridges
And you know there's no need to hide away
You know I tell the truth
We are just the same
I can feel everything you do
Hear everything you say
Even when you're miles away
'Cause I am me, the universe and you, whoa
I'm the universe and you
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
And when you're on your own
I'll send you a sign
Just so you know
That I am me, the universe and you
The universe and you
The universe and you
I am the universe and you
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Universe & U Lyrics as written by Frederik Ball Kt Tunstall
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and the part "When you're all on your own, I'll send you a sign, Just so you know..." see for me, and i'm spiritualist, this for me is my guides and spirits and things and they send me signs, and it goes, the whole song that everything is connected in the world and spirit...