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 all ran out
It's the last of the days
Better not make the same mistake
Where am I?
And where oh where are you?
I'm seeing enough through the fog and the haze
Love you forever is a useless phrase
Who am I when I am not with you?
It is somewhere half away from here
I've run in circles
Ever since
I almost fell from my stance
I'm lost at home
Better forget to forget these days
What you remember is all that stays
What you keep is only up to you
Turn to another for today
Rely on the moment to push it away
You are me and I'll always be you
It is somewhere half away from here
I've run in circles
Ever since
I almost fell from my stance
I'm lost at home
Curl up to this
It isn't mine
Only reading through a familiar lie
Stay another day
And leave behind
What I'm supposed to find
It all ran out
It's the last of the days
Better to not make the same mistake
Where am I?
And where oh where are you?
I'm seeing enough through the fog and the haze
Love you forever is a useless phrase
Who am I when I am not with you?
Is it somewhere half away from here
I've run in circles
Every since
I almost fell from my stance
I'm lost at home.
It's the last of the days
Better not make the same mistake
Where am I?
And where oh where are you?
I'm seeing enough through the fog and the haze
Love you forever is a useless phrase
Who am I when I am not with you?
It is somewhere half away from here
I've run in circles
Ever since
I almost fell from my stance
I'm lost at home
Better forget to forget these days
What you remember is all that stays
What you keep is only up to you
Turn to another for today
Rely on the moment to push it away
You are me and I'll always be you
It is somewhere half away from here
I've run in circles
Ever since
I almost fell from my stance
I'm lost at home
Curl up to this
It isn't mine
Only reading through a familiar lie
Stay another day
And leave behind
What I'm supposed to find
It all ran out
It's the last of the days
Better to not make the same mistake
Where am I?
And where oh where are you?
I'm seeing enough through the fog and the haze
Love you forever is a useless phrase
Who am I when I am not with you?
Is it somewhere half away from here
I've run in circles
Every since
I almost fell from my stance
I'm lost at home.
Lyrics submitted by kaleidoscopeeyes8
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