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.
Yeah!
Now it's falling around you
pickup the pieces you know they wont fit
tear drops are falling down like rain
ocean water around you
I see it coming round again, I know
now I realize that I'll be fine
and I'll forget you
Will you ever learn
that there's more to life than helping yourself?
will I reach out my hand
and stop you from falling
which starts this over again
This time there's no where left to talk
as I run down the boardwalk
trying hard to forget your face I know
wish I could finally find the strength
to open up your letters
I think, I'll throw them all away instead
Now I realize, that I'll be fine
and I'll forget you
Will you ever learn
that there's more to life than helping yourself?
will I reach out my hand
and stop you from falling
which starts this over again
(part 1)
Don't know if I can bring myself
to open up your letters
maybe I'll throw them all away
forget you all together
know now I'm waiting back at home
know now I'm waiting back at home
and I am starving for affection
affection.......
(part 2)
I see you
I know you
I can see right through you
I can see right through you
When will I finally find the strength
to open up your letters?
I think I'll throw them all away
forget you all together
when will I find my way back home
find my way on back home my way back home....
and now its falling around you
pick up the pieces you know they wont fit.
Now it's falling around you
pickup the pieces you know they wont fit
tear drops are falling down like rain
ocean water around you
I see it coming round again, I know
now I realize that I'll be fine
and I'll forget you
Will you ever learn
that there's more to life than helping yourself?
will I reach out my hand
and stop you from falling
which starts this over again
This time there's no where left to talk
as I run down the boardwalk
trying hard to forget your face I know
wish I could finally find the strength
to open up your letters
I think, I'll throw them all away instead
Now I realize, that I'll be fine
and I'll forget you
Will you ever learn
that there's more to life than helping yourself?
will I reach out my hand
and stop you from falling
which starts this over again
(part 1)
Don't know if I can bring myself
to open up your letters
maybe I'll throw them all away
forget you all together
know now I'm waiting back at home
know now I'm waiting back at home
and I am starving for affection
affection.......
(part 2)
I see you
I know you
I can see right through you
I can see right through you
When will I finally find the strength
to open up your letters?
I think I'll throw them all away
forget you all together
when will I find my way back home
find my way on back home my way back home....
and now its falling around you
pick up the pieces you know they wont fit.
Lyrics submitted by germantownrd
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