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.
Honey
I'm not gonna cry for the things that never occurred
So do not remind me
Happy to be as I was in the first place
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Kicking away from the mundane everyday
The envy is beyond me
I'm not gonna pine for the things that can never be mine
Do not expect me to
I'm happy to be who I was in the first place
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Kicking away from the mundane everyday
The future is around me
I see it, I seize it, I use it, I throw it away
Because I'm happy to be like I was in the first place
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Running away from the mundane
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you'll find how to know me
Honey you know how the land lies
I'm not gonna cry for the things that never occurred
So do not remind me
Happy to be as I was in the first place
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Kicking away from the mundane everyday
The envy is beyond me
I'm not gonna pine for the things that can never be mine
Do not expect me to
I'm happy to be who I was in the first place
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Kicking away from the mundane everyday
The future is around me
I see it, I seize it, I use it, I throw it away
Because I'm happy to be like I was in the first place
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Running away from the mundane
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you know where to find me
Honey you'll find how to know me
Honey you know how the land lies
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I just got my heart broken by my best friend -- he cares about me so much, but he's in love with someone else. To me, this song is about someone trying to cope with unrequited love; he says, "I'm not gonna cry for the things that never occurred," meaning that he's not going to grieve for the relationship that never happened, and instead he's going to try to be happy without it, and to be there for the person he loves. He's basically regarding their relationship, in retrospect, as a pleasant "what-if" -- it would have been amazing, but he's not going to get broken up about something that he could never have in the first place.
When he says "honey, you know where to find me," I think it means one of two things: (1) that he's willing to be there for the person who broke his heart, so that he or she can "find him" if something goes wrong, and that he'll be there to provide comfort. Or (2) he's going to try and do other non-"mundane" things to try to forget about the relationship that never happened, and to get back to the happy person he was before.
basically my same situation acronymicwonder.
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"I'm not gonna cry for the things that never occurred"
Favorite line, I really like this song.