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.
When I said good morning
I was lying
I was truly thinking of
How I might quit waking up
He pointed out how selfish
It would be kill myself
So I keep waking up
It feels so much like falling
Dying while I wait to die
The fear of something or nothing
Lonely empty lie
I don't want to be a liar
I don't want to be selfish anymore
I want so much to change
Learning your love everyday
There's still so much to know
You grip my wrists
I let go
It feels so much like falling
Seperated from the fear
Aware of a destination far away from here
It feels so much like falling
Seperated from the fear
Aware of a destination far away from here
Far away from here
I was lying
I was truly thinking of
How I might quit waking up
He pointed out how selfish
It would be kill myself
So I keep waking up
It feels so much like falling
Dying while I wait to die
The fear of something or nothing
Lonely empty lie
I don't want to be a liar
I don't want to be selfish anymore
I want so much to change
Learning your love everyday
There's still so much to know
You grip my wrists
I let go
It feels so much like falling
Seperated from the fear
Aware of a destination far away from here
It feels so much like falling
Seperated from the fear
Aware of a destination far away from here
Far away from here
Lyrics submitted by DeadVenusBlue
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I literally wanted to die and would hope every single night that I wouldn't wake up. Everything felt like it was going wrong. My grandfather and aunt died, my boyfriend moved away and then broke up with me, my friends ditched me at school, I was cutting worse than ever, had an eating disorder was being both physically and emotionally abused by my father and had even attempted suicide.
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"He pointed out how selfish It would be kill myself So I keep waking up"
....Your words you said to me that night "Don't do it Jen, it's not worth it" are always on my mind when I feel the urge.....your voice and memory gets me through it....
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