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.
Maybe it's too late
But this feelin' is runnin' through my soul
I think I learned what love is, but I'm afraid I let it go
Maybe it's too late
Maybe you've already changed your mind
Turned lovin' into leavin'
And I'm on the outside
You can take these words to bed with you
And hold on to them at night
They can erase the emptiness
And make everything alright
But your laughter and your tenderness
Will never disappear
No matter where you are tonight
A part of you is here with me
Here with me
I don't know where you are
All I know is I need you to be
Here with me
I know it's not too late
to turn around and get it straight
It's my fate to have you here with me
I can hear your voice
Promising your love will never die
I can feel your golden skin on mine
Beneath the desert sky
So how can it be true
How can you just turn and let me go
Let the story of your life with mine
Forever go untold
I can take these words to bed with me
And hold on to them at night
They can erase the emptiness
And make everything alright
Cause your laughter and your tenderness
Will never disappear
No matter where you are tonight
A part of you is here with me
[Chorus]
[Repeat Chorus]
Here with me (are you here with me)
I don't know where you are (don't know where)
All I know is, I need you to be, ohohwhoa
Here with me
I know it's not too late (know it's not too late)
To turn around and get it straight
Here with me...
But this feelin' is runnin' through my soul
I think I learned what love is, but I'm afraid I let it go
Maybe it's too late
Maybe you've already changed your mind
Turned lovin' into leavin'
And I'm on the outside
You can take these words to bed with you
And hold on to them at night
They can erase the emptiness
And make everything alright
But your laughter and your tenderness
Will never disappear
No matter where you are tonight
A part of you is here with me
Here with me
I don't know where you are
All I know is I need you to be
Here with me
I know it's not too late
to turn around and get it straight
It's my fate to have you here with me
I can hear your voice
Promising your love will never die
I can feel your golden skin on mine
Beneath the desert sky
So how can it be true
How can you just turn and let me go
Let the story of your life with mine
Forever go untold
I can take these words to bed with me
And hold on to them at night
They can erase the emptiness
And make everything alright
Cause your laughter and your tenderness
Will never disappear
No matter where you are tonight
A part of you is here with me
[Chorus]
[Repeat Chorus]
Here with me (are you here with me)
I don't know where you are (don't know where)
All I know is, I need you to be, ohohwhoa
Here with me
I know it's not too late (know it's not too late)
To turn around and get it straight
Here with me...
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