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.
We move in circles and those circles have eyes,
that watch when we're waltzing and blink when we try
to sneak off in silence to an old willow tree,
& I'll show you my darkness and you'll take it from me.
And the birds overhead can never betray
the secret we shared in the leaves.
Your body rests right next to mine
and the sunset is buried at sea.
All loves will bleed, but you mend the worst parts of me.
There in the shade where it's easy to hide,
we'll shed all our clothes and we'll shed all our lies.
You'll open the places where men left their mark,
we'll both learn what grace is and I'll kiss your scars.
And the birds overhead can never betray
the secret we shared in the leaves.
Your body rests right next to mine
and the sunset is buried at sea.
Your love won't leave, I'll stand wherever you need.
This dawn is the moment when I realize
the morning is blue and the blues is your smile.
A soft look from you is a warm summer's breeze,
so I wrote your name on that old willow tree.
And the birds overhead can never betray
the secret we shared in the leaves.
Your body rests right next to mine
and the sunset is buried at sea.
Our love, our seed. We are the best part of me.
that watch when we're waltzing and blink when we try
to sneak off in silence to an old willow tree,
& I'll show you my darkness and you'll take it from me.
And the birds overhead can never betray
the secret we shared in the leaves.
Your body rests right next to mine
and the sunset is buried at sea.
All loves will bleed, but you mend the worst parts of me.
There in the shade where it's easy to hide,
we'll shed all our clothes and we'll shed all our lies.
You'll open the places where men left their mark,
we'll both learn what grace is and I'll kiss your scars.
And the birds overhead can never betray
the secret we shared in the leaves.
Your body rests right next to mine
and the sunset is buried at sea.
Your love won't leave, I'll stand wherever you need.
This dawn is the moment when I realize
the morning is blue and the blues is your smile.
A soft look from you is a warm summer's breeze,
so I wrote your name on that old willow tree.
And the birds overhead can never betray
the secret we shared in the leaves.
Your body rests right next to mine
and the sunset is buried at sea.
Our love, our seed. We are the best part of me.
Lyrics submitted by middledistancerunner
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