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.
It's a crime you let it happen to me
Never mind, I'll let it happen to you
Out of mind, forget it there's nothing to lose
But my mind and all the things I wanted
Every time, I get it, throw it away
It's a sign, I get it, I wanna stay
By the time I lose it I'm not afraid
I'm alive but I can surely fake it
How can I believe when this cloud hangs over me
You're the part of me that I don't wanna see
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
There's a place I see you follow me
Just a taste of all that might come to be
I'm alone but holding breath you can breathe
To question every answer counted
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way (forget it, forget it, forget it, forget it)
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way (forget it, forget it, forget it, forget it)
It's a crime you let it happen to me
I don't mind, I love it, easy to please
Never mind, forget it, just memory
On a page inside a spiral notebook
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way
I can live forever here
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way
I can live forever here
How can I believe when this cloud hangs over me
You're a part of me that I don't wanna see
I can live forever here
Never mind, I'll let it happen to you
Out of mind, forget it there's nothing to lose
But my mind and all the things I wanted
Every time, I get it, throw it away
It's a sign, I get it, I wanna stay
By the time I lose it I'm not afraid
I'm alive but I can surely fake it
How can I believe when this cloud hangs over me
You're the part of me that I don't wanna see
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
Forget it, forget it
There's a place I see you follow me
Just a taste of all that might come to be
I'm alone but holding breath you can breathe
To question every answer counted
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way (forget it, forget it, forget it, forget it)
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way (forget it, forget it, forget it, forget it)
It's a crime you let it happen to me
I don't mind, I love it, easy to please
Never mind, forget it, just memory
On a page inside a spiral notebook
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way
I can live forever here
Just fade away
Please let me stay
Caught in your way
I can live forever here
How can I believe when this cloud hangs over me
You're a part of me that I don't wanna see
I can live forever here
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the first time I heard this song I was sitting in the back seat of a car, on the way to who knows where, blissfully unaware of everything aournd me and ahead of me... but I fell in love... the entire mood of this song, the music, the lyrics, Ben's voice...it all just made sense to me, for those few minutes everything made sense to me, and I had no clue why. then I met him, years later. the first day of my sophomore year, I had this song stuck in my head, and it was then that I met him, and everything came together. to me, this song is about being in love with someone, but just wishing you could "Forget It" and go on living your life as you did before you met that person. "It's a crime" that you love them, but nothing can alter how you feel, and they are the only one you want, and you just cannot have them, no matter what...but...maybe you can one day. so you remain hopeful, "holding breath you can breathe," until you are together. until then, seeing them...seeing him...is torture. because we're both alone, but cannot be together. and seeing them makes you happy and sad, and "I can live forever here" is stating what will happen..saying I'll live in the balance, "caught in your way," and I can, as long as it takes. still, in the meantime, it would be amazing if the memories could be wiped away, if I could start over, never meet him... Because he's so much like me, he is "the part of me that I don't wanna see," but as I said before, "I can live forever here..." but this is only my life, and how the song makes me feel...it's different for everyone =] me
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