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.
Take some sense
And I'll stumble home
It's been a while since I've been alone
I'll break some bread and I'll pour some wine
The conversation will be all mine
But if I wake up with you
It will be the last time
And if I still adore you
It will be the last time
And if I stumble to you
It will be the last time
Bits and pieces of the night before
Candle wax lying on the floor
Scraps of paper you're not meant to find
A broken clock still telling time
But if I wake up with you
It will be the last time
And if I still adore you
It will be the last time
And if I stumble to you
It will be the last time
There must be something I don't recognize
There's something here I don't realize
A red sun on my windowpane
And next to me I see you again
And if I wake up with you
It will be the last time
And if I still adore you
It will be the last time
And if I stumble to you
It will be the last time
And I'll stumble home
It's been a while since I've been alone
I'll break some bread and I'll pour some wine
The conversation will be all mine
But if I wake up with you
It will be the last time
And if I still adore you
It will be the last time
And if I stumble to you
It will be the last time
Bits and pieces of the night before
Candle wax lying on the floor
Scraps of paper you're not meant to find
A broken clock still telling time
But if I wake up with you
It will be the last time
And if I still adore you
It will be the last time
And if I stumble to you
It will be the last time
There must be something I don't recognize
There's something here I don't realize
A red sun on my windowpane
And next to me I see you again
And if I wake up with you
It will be the last time
And if I still adore you
It will be the last time
And if I stumble to you
It will be the last time
Lyrics submitted by Tidalcloud
Last Time Lyrics as written by Nicholas Keith Whitecross Martin Terefe
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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