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.
By the streets of that one bedroom apartment
We stood and watched the storm
Our eyes upon the blackened sky
As the rain began to fall
With a gentle sigh you took my hand and pulled me in
So close
Our pulses, beating a rhythm of passion as
The lightning split the sky
I gazed into your eyes so bright and gently
Caressed your face
Your soothing touch
Well, there's never quite enough
Yes, there's never enough of you and me
Our lips warm with the heat of desire as the wind tore through the streets
Of that one bedroom apartment our lips embraced once more
I gazed into your eyes so bright and gently
Caressed your face
Your soothing touch
Well, there's never quite enough
Yes, there's never enough of you and me
Two souls aglow with passion and love, as the rain began to fall
Notice my smile.
How spontaneous and true
Damn I loved you, god damn
There was never enough of you and me
Can you not hear the hum of my body
Responding to your nearness
My heart keeps time
My love is vast and deep and whole
Just like the open sea
It will go on forever more
Into eternity
Just when I thought we'd given up,
We stayed on the road and made it
I can never see you in your room
Sleeping without me
Touch me, I tremble
Hold me, I sigh
Kiss me, I melt
Ask me, Why
Just when I thought we'd given up,
We stayed on the road and made it
I can never see you in your room
Sleeping without me
We stood and watched the storm
Our eyes upon the blackened sky
As the rain began to fall
With a gentle sigh you took my hand and pulled me in
So close
Our pulses, beating a rhythm of passion as
The lightning split the sky
I gazed into your eyes so bright and gently
Caressed your face
Your soothing touch
Well, there's never quite enough
Yes, there's never enough of you and me
Our lips warm with the heat of desire as the wind tore through the streets
Of that one bedroom apartment our lips embraced once more
I gazed into your eyes so bright and gently
Caressed your face
Your soothing touch
Well, there's never quite enough
Yes, there's never enough of you and me
Two souls aglow with passion and love, as the rain began to fall
Notice my smile.
How spontaneous and true
Damn I loved you, god damn
There was never enough of you and me
Can you not hear the hum of my body
Responding to your nearness
My heart keeps time
My love is vast and deep and whole
Just like the open sea
It will go on forever more
Into eternity
Just when I thought we'd given up,
We stayed on the road and made it
I can never see you in your room
Sleeping without me
Touch me, I tremble
Hold me, I sigh
Kiss me, I melt
Ask me, Why
Just when I thought we'd given up,
We stayed on the road and made it
I can never see you in your room
Sleeping without me
Lyrics submitted by WakeToLife
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I swear the lyrics at the end say..
Get, Get out, get over you. x 2
but none of the lyricso n the net have the little end part?
breakdowns breakdowns breakdowns! it's obvious what the songs about, a relationship that the two watched fade away but they knew they still 'loved' eachother and somehow, they waited around long enough to let it rekindle. There's never going to be enough time spent together as you'd like. Never.
i just love blarring :
Touch me, I tremble Hold me, I sigh Kiss me, I melt Ask me, Why
Of that one bedroom apartment our lips embraced once more Rather than lips, he sings souls
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yea. logic vs cake is right. it's a very common and basic meaning, however...
i love this song...
i could listen to it over and over.
Lyrics at the end say
"Cut, Cut out, Cut out for you"
the end was just made up on cue when we were recording it... so no set lyrics are there for that point... you can make up whatever you like to put there...