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.
It feels that the first day we tried to wash it off
I don't know where she is, these visions never rest.
Your cut's where it don't bleed
Still crying for a way out
You reap but you don't seed
It's hard to put the blame on someone else.
Walk slowly for a moment, you don't have to tell me why.
August lasts forever.
Maybe we could leave our lives
If only for the moment, you don't have to tell me why
August lasts forever.
The day and I collide
As time takes it's time.
I'm trying to forget
Forget to hold on
This feeling through my head
I would have picked a name for her by now
Walk slowly for the moment.
You don't have to tell me why
August lasts forever, maybe we could leave the lies
If only for the moment, you don't have to tell me why
August lasts forever.
Someone's down in space today
You won't have to change your name
Everyhting the way it was
Embrace and go your way
Fingertips and tags of light
You'll never take away
That night
Everything's the way it was
When you become the page
For the moment
For the moment, as the autumn rain begins.
August lasts forever.
Let this summer season end.
I don't know where she is, these visions never rest.
Your cut's where it don't bleed
Still crying for a way out
You reap but you don't seed
It's hard to put the blame on someone else.
Walk slowly for a moment, you don't have to tell me why.
August lasts forever.
Maybe we could leave our lives
If only for the moment, you don't have to tell me why
August lasts forever.
The day and I collide
As time takes it's time.
I'm trying to forget
Forget to hold on
This feeling through my head
I would have picked a name for her by now
Walk slowly for the moment.
You don't have to tell me why
August lasts forever, maybe we could leave the lies
If only for the moment, you don't have to tell me why
August lasts forever.
Someone's down in space today
You won't have to change your name
Everyhting the way it was
Embrace and go your way
Fingertips and tags of light
You'll never take away
That night
Everything's the way it was
When you become the page
For the moment
For the moment, as the autumn rain begins.
August lasts forever.
Let this summer season end.
Lyrics submitted by GoOgOoGiRL77
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