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.
Deatte kara doredake onaji kizu wo oi doredake sasae atta?
Kimi ga tsurai toki wa hoka no dare yori boku dake ni oshiete hoshikatta
Jijitsu ga me ni yakitsuku mugon de fudou no kimi wa nani wo omou
Riyuu nado iranaisa tada boku no kimi wo kaeshite kurereba
Nokosareta boku yori mu ni natta kimi wa
Dorehodo tsurai darou ka
Mada nanimo hajimattenai noni
Mada kimi ni kono kotoba ietenai noni
Doko he
Reila…
Kimi no na wo yonde mite mo
This voice does not reach you…
Reila…
Me wo akete uso dato waratte misete yo…
Ashita wa doko he yukou kimi ga nozomu nara
Doko he demo yuku yo
Kimi wa itsumo sou boku ga omou hodo
Dokoka he itte shimau
Mata boku wo nokoshi hitori de hashitte yukunda ne
Mou todokanai mou todokanai
Yatto kimi ni aeta noni
Gaman shiteta mono ga subete afurete
Namida ni natte koboreta
Reila…
Ienakatta kono kotoba wo
Reila…
Ima koko de kimi ni utau yo
Reila…
Dare yori mo kimi wo ai shite iru
Reila…
Ai shite iru. ai shite iru…
Futari ga ita heya ima mo sonomama
Kagi mo kakezu ni itsudemo kimi ga kaette koreru you ni
Zutto matteru yo wakatteru kedo
Ima demo kimi ga doa wo akeru sugata ga mierun da
Ashita wa kitto kaette kite kureru ka na
Kimi ga tsurai toki wa hoka no dare yori boku dake ni oshiete hoshikatta
Jijitsu ga me ni yakitsuku mugon de fudou no kimi wa nani wo omou
Riyuu nado iranaisa tada boku no kimi wo kaeshite kurereba
Nokosareta boku yori mu ni natta kimi wa
Dorehodo tsurai darou ka
Mada nanimo hajimattenai noni
Mada kimi ni kono kotoba ietenai noni
Doko he
Reila…
Kimi no na wo yonde mite mo
This voice does not reach you…
Reila…
Me wo akete uso dato waratte misete yo…
Ashita wa doko he yukou kimi ga nozomu nara
Doko he demo yuku yo
Kimi wa itsumo sou boku ga omou hodo
Dokoka he itte shimau
Mata boku wo nokoshi hitori de hashitte yukunda ne
Mou todokanai mou todokanai
Yatto kimi ni aeta noni
Gaman shiteta mono ga subete afurete
Namida ni natte koboreta
Reila…
Ienakatta kono kotoba wo
Reila…
Ima koko de kimi ni utau yo
Reila…
Dare yori mo kimi wo ai shite iru
Reila…
Ai shite iru. ai shite iru…
Futari ga ita heya ima mo sonomama
Kagi mo kakezu ni itsudemo kimi ga kaette koreru you ni
Zutto matteru yo wakatteru kedo
Ima demo kimi ga doa wo akeru sugata ga mierun da
Ashita wa kitto kaette kite kureru ka na
Lyrics submitted by Ameshini
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