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.
Your face is burned inside my brain
I lost my way
Your taste of stale flows through my veins
The cost of hate
Cause you'll never understand me
You want me to stay
You're see-see-see-calling but I can't hear you
I'm not listening anymore
You're subject to falling but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
The race of slowing down the pain, I found a way
The pace of speaking so mundane, the sound of gain
But you'll never make me happy
So I've extinguished the flame
You're see-see-see-calling, but I can't hear you
I'm not listening anymore
You're subject to falling, but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
And what you want me to say I'll never say
You're playing the game that I'll never play
So what do you want from me?
Now I've extinguished the flame
Your see-see-see-calling but I can't hear you
I'm not listening anymore
You're subject to falling but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
You're see-see-see-calling but I can't hear you, I'm not listening anymore
You're f-f-f-falling, but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
I lost my way
Your taste of stale flows through my veins
The cost of hate
Cause you'll never understand me
You want me to stay
You're see-see-see-calling but I can't hear you
I'm not listening anymore
You're subject to falling but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
The race of slowing down the pain, I found a way
The pace of speaking so mundane, the sound of gain
But you'll never make me happy
So I've extinguished the flame
You're see-see-see-calling, but I can't hear you
I'm not listening anymore
You're subject to falling, but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
And what you want me to say I'll never say
You're playing the game that I'll never play
So what do you want from me?
Now I've extinguished the flame
Your see-see-see-calling but I can't hear you
I'm not listening anymore
You're subject to falling but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
You're see-see-see-calling but I can't hear you, I'm not listening anymore
You're f-f-f-falling, but I can't save you
I don't see you anymore
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