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 have been, I have been so tired lately
I'm alone on the fence I'm ridin safely
when the road, when the road gets higher maybe
I'll fall on my worst side
Give me a hand get me up and help me walk right
I'm done with waiting in the middle of a slow line
it seems the older I get, the older I get
the harder the fight
[Chorus]
give me the medicine
I'm cold and tired of hurt
I gave my life for this
so make me feel alive
I'm done with suffering
give me the fire to burn
you be the medicine
that makes me feel alive
yea my best side, my best side can fail me
its not that easy to move when you have broken knees
yea its time, yea its time for me to come down
and just find the light
i have been, i have been so young, so young to
give up my life and lose the things that i could use
look what I've done in the past and now i promise to just make it right
[Chorus]
no, no, no, no, nooo
[x2]
life's always had it's way, of breaking down my defense
now i finally trade my weakness for confidence.
[Chorus]
no, no, to make me feel alive
life's always had it's way of breaking down my defense (make me feel alive)
life's always had it's way of breaking down my defense (make me feel alive)
now i finally trade my weakness for confidence (make me feel alive)
I'm alone on the fence I'm ridin safely
when the road, when the road gets higher maybe
I'll fall on my worst side
Give me a hand get me up and help me walk right
I'm done with waiting in the middle of a slow line
it seems the older I get, the older I get
the harder the fight
[Chorus]
give me the medicine
I'm cold and tired of hurt
I gave my life for this
so make me feel alive
I'm done with suffering
give me the fire to burn
you be the medicine
that makes me feel alive
yea my best side, my best side can fail me
its not that easy to move when you have broken knees
yea its time, yea its time for me to come down
and just find the light
i have been, i have been so young, so young to
give up my life and lose the things that i could use
look what I've done in the past and now i promise to just make it right
[Chorus]
no, no, no, no, nooo
[x2]
life's always had it's way, of breaking down my defense
now i finally trade my weakness for confidence.
[Chorus]
no, no, to make me feel alive
life's always had it's way of breaking down my defense (make me feel alive)
life's always had it's way of breaking down my defense (make me feel alive)
now i finally trade my weakness for confidence (make me feel alive)
Lyrics submitted by rosecityfille
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