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.
The leaves they fall
Upon the day that makes a memory
Those pleading eyes,
Echoing, silently in me
The final night
I guard her sleep, I can do without
The fear's down deep
There's nothing good in this morning
Oh, and I know
Invested feelings in the one I would outlast
My little friend is getting tired, fading fast
Did not want to see the signs of the dimming flame
I need to have more time
Tonight I fear I'll say goodbye to my little friend
Don't want to let you go
The warmest heart I've found
I lower into the ground
My tears, forever with you
Resting under your tree
You have always loved this place
It now belongs to you
I need to set you free
And go on alone
One day in my feeble time line
You gave me your heart and stole mine
Tomorrows came too fast for me
To hear your slow, silent goodbye
The kindest heart I've found
I lowered into the ground
Your smile kept me alive
Back when the skies were still
You always liked this place
Now sleep under the tree
I planted here the day
When you were born
I should have been ready, seen the nearing end
My little old friend, a child.
That day I had to say goodbye and turn the bend
But I'll never let go
Upon the day that makes a memory
Those pleading eyes,
Echoing, silently in me
The final night
I guard her sleep, I can do without
The fear's down deep
There's nothing good in this morning
Oh, and I know
Invested feelings in the one I would outlast
My little friend is getting tired, fading fast
Did not want to see the signs of the dimming flame
I need to have more time
Tonight I fear I'll say goodbye to my little friend
Don't want to let you go
The warmest heart I've found
I lower into the ground
My tears, forever with you
Resting under your tree
You have always loved this place
It now belongs to you
I need to set you free
And go on alone
One day in my feeble time line
You gave me your heart and stole mine
Tomorrows came too fast for me
To hear your slow, silent goodbye
The kindest heart I've found
I lowered into the ground
Your smile kept me alive
Back when the skies were still
You always liked this place
Now sleep under the tree
I planted here the day
When you were born
I should have been ready, seen the nearing end
My little old friend, a child.
That day I had to say goodbye and turn the bend
But I'll never let go
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It's about a woman that gave birth to a girl and on the same day planted a tree. And she raised her daughter and had a deep relationship to her. And as the years passed, the tree grew taller. The daughter got used to rest under that tree and dream. Her mother did never quit seeing the little child in her daughter.
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