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.
I'm falling apart
And I hope you got the news
Cause your the only cure
I need an extra dose tonight
We're oceans apart
I'm thinking of you and I know
This space is hard for you
You said it's getting hard to breathe
And there's nothing I can do
So let's just break away, break away
From all of this
You said you need to stay, need to stay
I need you here with me tonight
Cause time stands still when you're around
You can make the stars call out your name
You can make this ocean weigh it's calm
Cause time stands still when you're around
And every thought of you
Gives me hope to see this through
Another day
I'm lying awake tonight
These days go by so slow
Your picture's staring down at me
It's singing me to sleep
You are the sweetest thing, sweetest thing
I've ever seen
You make all the gray, fade away
You bring color to my life
Cause time stands still when you're around
You can make the stars call out your name
You can make the ocean weigh it's calm
Cause time stands still when you're around
And every thought of you
Gives me hope to see this through
Another day
Your so beautiful
And I'm coming clean
This is more than I can take
And when I sleep
I dream of you
So don't let go
Cause I'm holding on to every thought of you
Cause time stands still when you're around
You can make the stars call out your name
You can make the ocean weigh it's calm
Cause time stands still when you're around
And every thought of you
Gives me hope to see this through
Another day
And I hope you got the news
Cause your the only cure
I need an extra dose tonight
We're oceans apart
I'm thinking of you and I know
This space is hard for you
You said it's getting hard to breathe
And there's nothing I can do
So let's just break away, break away
From all of this
You said you need to stay, need to stay
I need you here with me tonight
Cause time stands still when you're around
You can make the stars call out your name
You can make this ocean weigh it's calm
Cause time stands still when you're around
And every thought of you
Gives me hope to see this through
Another day
I'm lying awake tonight
These days go by so slow
Your picture's staring down at me
It's singing me to sleep
You are the sweetest thing, sweetest thing
I've ever seen
You make all the gray, fade away
You bring color to my life
Cause time stands still when you're around
You can make the stars call out your name
You can make the ocean weigh it's calm
Cause time stands still when you're around
And every thought of you
Gives me hope to see this through
Another day
Your so beautiful
And I'm coming clean
This is more than I can take
And when I sleep
I dream of you
So don't let go
Cause I'm holding on to every thought of you
Cause time stands still when you're around
You can make the stars call out your name
You can make the ocean weigh it's calm
Cause time stands still when you're around
And every thought of you
Gives me hope to see this through
Another day
Lyrics submitted by fedorov1fan
Oceans Lyrics as written by Jeffrey Allen Ament Stone C. Gossard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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