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.
Assert yourself, assert your mind
When you find yourself losing time
And wonder whether things look right
When you find yourself losing time
Got to rely on myself
'Cause there's really no one else
There's nothing that you stole from me
That I didn't give up willingly
Disown myself, except the curse
And let myself be so immersed
Then lose myself in selfless sorrow
Lose myself in no tomorrow
Then smile awhile but know it's wrong
For me to be forgone so long
Got to rely on myself
'Cause there's really no one else
And all the shades of variation
Between escape and liberation
But I don't question what I see
I'm confronting, I'm not fleeing
Got to learn to trust myself
'Cause there's really no one else now
No one else now
No one else now
Well, you could keep me floating around
Until my feet didn't touch the ground
And I thought I'd never come down
It was nice until I found
That I had to be unbound
'Cause things were fucking my head around
But I was pushing it all away
And never thinking about the day
That I had to look inside
'Cause there was no where else to hide
And I was wasting all my time
And I was losing what was mine
I was refusing to react
Ignoring all the facts
That anything you stole from me
I can always steal it back
I can always take it right back
I can always take it back
Everything you stole from me
I can always take it back
Take it right back now
Well, you kept me floating around
Until my feet couldn't touch the ground
And I thought I'd never come down
It was nice until I found
That I had to be unbound
'Cause things were fucking my head around
But I was pushing it all away
And never thinking about the day
That I had to look inside
'Cause there was no where else to hide
But I was wasting all my time
Losing all I thought was mine
Refusing to react
Ignoring all the facts
That anything you stole from me
I can always take it right back
I can always take it right back
I can always take it back
I take the whole thing back
I can always take it back
When you find yourself losing time
And wonder whether things look right
When you find yourself losing time
Got to rely on myself
'Cause there's really no one else
There's nothing that you stole from me
That I didn't give up willingly
Disown myself, except the curse
And let myself be so immersed
Then lose myself in selfless sorrow
Lose myself in no tomorrow
Then smile awhile but know it's wrong
For me to be forgone so long
Got to rely on myself
'Cause there's really no one else
And all the shades of variation
Between escape and liberation
But I don't question what I see
I'm confronting, I'm not fleeing
Got to learn to trust myself
'Cause there's really no one else now
No one else now
No one else now
Well, you could keep me floating around
Until my feet didn't touch the ground
And I thought I'd never come down
It was nice until I found
That I had to be unbound
'Cause things were fucking my head around
But I was pushing it all away
And never thinking about the day
That I had to look inside
'Cause there was no where else to hide
And I was wasting all my time
And I was losing what was mine
I was refusing to react
Ignoring all the facts
That anything you stole from me
I can always steal it back
I can always take it right back
I can always take it back
Everything you stole from me
I can always take it back
Take it right back now
Well, you kept me floating around
Until my feet couldn't touch the ground
And I thought I'd never come down
It was nice until I found
That I had to be unbound
'Cause things were fucking my head around
But I was pushing it all away
And never thinking about the day
That I had to look inside
'Cause there was no where else to hide
But I was wasting all my time
Losing all I thought was mine
Refusing to react
Ignoring all the facts
That anything you stole from me
I can always take it right back
I can always take it right back
I can always take it back
I take the whole thing back
I can always take it back
Lyrics submitted by Screwjack, edited by BlueDiamondx3
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