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.
Opening salvo
Didn't help solve anything
Every time we shout our rights out
We get all grouchy and gray
It's all about me, me
It's all about what I can take
And if that doesn't ring true anymore
Maybe it was our first mistake
And since we don't believe in Santa Claus
Maybe we'd best stay awake
Every time a teardrop falls
It's kicking up dust in our world of pain
Let's get drenched under God's good rain
Caught in a deluge of mercies
Like a pebble clings to dirt
We're still clinging to bedrock sin
Let's get swept off our feet again
Caught in a landslide of love
It's all about me, me
It's all about all I can take
The good I try to do goes nowhere
The bad just seizes the day
And if we're here for something bigger, baby
There's gotta be some better way
Every time a teardrop falls
It's kicking up dust in our world of pain
Let's get drenched under God's good rain
Caught in a deluge of mercies
Like a pebble clings to dirt
We're still clinging to bedrock sin
Let's get swept off our feet again
Caught in a landslide of love
No, not angels or devils
No, not famine or war
No, not the past or the present
Not even the ground separates from God's love
Not even the ground separates from His love
'Cause every time a teardrop falls
It's kicking up dust in our world of pain
Let's get drenched under God's good rain
Caught in a deluge of mercies
And like a pebble cased in dirt
We've been anchored in bedrock sin
Let's get swept off our feet again
Caught in a landslide of love
Caught in a landslide of love
Didn't help solve anything
Every time we shout our rights out
We get all grouchy and gray
It's all about me, me
It's all about what I can take
And if that doesn't ring true anymore
Maybe it was our first mistake
And since we don't believe in Santa Claus
Maybe we'd best stay awake
Every time a teardrop falls
It's kicking up dust in our world of pain
Let's get drenched under God's good rain
Caught in a deluge of mercies
Like a pebble clings to dirt
We're still clinging to bedrock sin
Let's get swept off our feet again
Caught in a landslide of love
It's all about me, me
It's all about all I can take
The good I try to do goes nowhere
The bad just seizes the day
And if we're here for something bigger, baby
There's gotta be some better way
Every time a teardrop falls
It's kicking up dust in our world of pain
Let's get drenched under God's good rain
Caught in a deluge of mercies
Like a pebble clings to dirt
We're still clinging to bedrock sin
Let's get swept off our feet again
Caught in a landslide of love
No, not angels or devils
No, not famine or war
No, not the past or the present
Not even the ground separates from God's love
Not even the ground separates from His love
'Cause every time a teardrop falls
It's kicking up dust in our world of pain
Let's get drenched under God's good rain
Caught in a deluge of mercies
And like a pebble cased in dirt
We've been anchored in bedrock sin
Let's get swept off our feet again
Caught in a landslide of love
Caught in a landslide of love
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