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.
Travel hymn
It came across like you were mad
Holding in your breath with everything you had Until you face began to turn red
“This is why I turn and walk away from everything”, I need to feel it closer now
…and I never thought it would be like this
“Between the seal a church is revealed and I would rather be lonely along the way”.
Something set us off into the wrong direction but within this particular space,
time Goes to waste.
And time starts to slow down and all of these patterns never change
So slow down, because nobody looks at life the same
And no one was like this ‘Til you came along And reset our dials wrong.
It came across like you were mad
Holding in your breath with everything you had Until you face began to turn red
“This is why I turn and walk away from everything”, I need to feel it closer now
…and I never thought it would be like this
“Between the seal a church is revealed and I would rather be lonely along the way”.
Something set us off into the wrong direction but within this particular space,
time Goes to waste.
And time starts to slow down and all of these patterns never change
So slow down, because nobody looks at life the same
And no one was like this ‘Til you came along And reset our dials wrong.
Lyrics submitted by MIripper99
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