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 woke this morning deep in the earth
Laying bare with the granite and the moths
Up, I clambered and I was met by the sun
It was then I saw you there, down on the street
My love
You've come such a long way
With no one to comfort you
Or to tell you you're needed
You and I come from the same place
But if I were to come for you
What's there left to believe in?
So I signaled up to the high and crumbling moon
We've made it then, my love
Closed both my eyes and crawled under the sink
And as I dreamt, I swear, I felt you in my arms again
You've come such a long way
With no one to comfort you
Or to tell you you're needed
You and I come from the same place
But if I were to come for you
What's there left to believe in?
You're all I have left to believe in
Laying bare with the granite and the moths
Up, I clambered and I was met by the sun
It was then I saw you there, down on the street
My love
You've come such a long way
With no one to comfort you
Or to tell you you're needed
You and I come from the same place
But if I were to come for you
What's there left to believe in?
So I signaled up to the high and crumbling moon
We've made it then, my love
Closed both my eyes and crawled under the sink
And as I dreamt, I swear, I felt you in my arms again
You've come such a long way
With no one to comfort you
Or to tell you you're needed
You and I come from the same place
But if I were to come for you
What's there left to believe in?
You're all I have left to believe in
Lyrics submitted by SinkingHearts
Calliope! Lyrics as written by Gerrard Liam Finn Andrews
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This is such a beautiful song. I don't know what it's about... it's just amazing.
Great song, but this is missing a large chunk of lyrics:
after the last chorus here it goes:
What's there left to believe in What's there left to believe in
And the whole way looking down Tore my heart and ripped my crown I've been falling for you I've been falling for you I've been falling for you, love What's there left to believe in?
---Then the chorus again.
THEN: Do you still need me at all? You're all I've left to believe in.
Also, I'm pretty sure that in the chorus, it's not "If I were to come for you" but "if I were to CALL for you"
I love the veils.
actually after the falling for you bit, he says "Theres enough to beleive in"
actually after the falling for you bit, he says "Theres enough to beleive in"
this song is about meeting your dream
I love this song. I always assumed it was about someone inspiring him, since Calliope in greek mythology was a muse.
This song is on repeat. <3 it.
Calliope is a main road in Devonport, New Zealand where the singer grew up. So its obviously about something relating to his past/childhood