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.
Breathe
I said breathe
Cause my heart is on pause
Your lungs are off
Didn't anyone tell you
That the only lights that you
need to follow
are those on this hospital celling
And the doctors are saying you're lost
But i know, the roads
You need, to take
Just reverse from the dead end
And I'll be there to pull you through
Cause my hand is in yours now
I need to feel your strength
Cause your grip was better
back in January,
When we would shake
Are you stuck in a Dream that you wish
would come true?
And I can remember back when
the swingset was a getaway
and your room was my favorite place
and i am remembering how my celling always shows your face
You need to run the other way to feel safe
As kids love was something we ran from
with circles and and dots in our palms
as our safety shot
Love doesn't have a good reason
but I'm hoping that my to you
will pull you thought this
And I can remember back when
the swing set was a getaway
and your room was my favorite place
and i am remembering how my celling always shows your face
You need to run the other way to feel safe
Just to be safe
And I can remember back when
the swing set was a getaway
and your room was my favorite place
and i am remembering how my celling always shows your face
You need to run the other way to feel safe
Don't you remember back in my backyard
when we use the swings to get to
the brightest stars
and nobody could stop us
cause we, yeah we
were the best damn astronauts
that this world has ever seen
Now I'm in the waiting room
where doctors are saving you
still lost
and now forever is out of reach
but they don't know me like you do
I will never stop preaching
you need to start breathing
don't you know i would die for you
hospital beds should be made for two
hospital beds should be made for
I said breathe
Cause my heart is on pause
Your lungs are off
Didn't anyone tell you
That the only lights that you
need to follow
are those on this hospital celling
And the doctors are saying you're lost
But i know, the roads
You need, to take
Just reverse from the dead end
And I'll be there to pull you through
Cause my hand is in yours now
I need to feel your strength
Cause your grip was better
back in January,
When we would shake
Are you stuck in a Dream that you wish
would come true?
And I can remember back when
the swingset was a getaway
and your room was my favorite place
and i am remembering how my celling always shows your face
You need to run the other way to feel safe
As kids love was something we ran from
with circles and and dots in our palms
as our safety shot
Love doesn't have a good reason
but I'm hoping that my to you
will pull you thought this
And I can remember back when
the swing set was a getaway
and your room was my favorite place
and i am remembering how my celling always shows your face
You need to run the other way to feel safe
Just to be safe
And I can remember back when
the swing set was a getaway
and your room was my favorite place
and i am remembering how my celling always shows your face
You need to run the other way to feel safe
Don't you remember back in my backyard
when we use the swings to get to
the brightest stars
and nobody could stop us
cause we, yeah we
were the best damn astronauts
that this world has ever seen
Now I'm in the waiting room
where doctors are saving you
still lost
and now forever is out of reach
but they don't know me like you do
I will never stop preaching
you need to start breathing
don't you know i would die for you
hospital beds should be made for two
hospital beds should be made for
Lyrics submitted by Sweetheart210
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