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.
You have her pictures
You have her pictures
You have her pictures everywhere
You're covered in stitches
You're covered in stitches
You think I can't see them
But I know they're there
Take her down from the wall
Let yourself fall
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches, come undone
You lost your big heart
You lost your big heart
You lost your big heart beating bare
She gave you a new start
She gave you a new start
But you knew you'd lost her to despair
Take her down from the wall
Let yourself fall
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
Your skin burns and prickles
Your skin burns and prickles
Your skin burns and prickles when she's near
You try to play it cool
You try to play it cool
You try to play it cool
But you're filled with fear
Take her down from the wall
Let yourself fall
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
Take her down from the wall
Let her go, make her yours
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
You can try to move on
Or maybe she is the one
You have her pictures
You have her pictures everywhere
You're covered in stitches
You're covered in stitches
You think I can't see them
But I know they're there
Take her down from the wall
Let yourself fall
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches, come undone
You lost your big heart
You lost your big heart
You lost your big heart beating bare
She gave you a new start
She gave you a new start
But you knew you'd lost her to despair
Take her down from the wall
Let yourself fall
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
Your skin burns and prickles
Your skin burns and prickles
Your skin burns and prickles when she's near
You try to play it cool
You try to play it cool
You try to play it cool
But you're filled with fear
Take her down from the wall
Let yourself fall
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
Take her down from the wall
Let her go, make her yours
You can't keep her frozen
Dormant at your court
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
You can try to move on
Tripped by stitches come undone
You can try to move on
Or maybe she is the one
Lyrics submitted by pressrewind
Pictures Lyrics as written by Sia Furler Daniel De Mussenden Carey
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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