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.
A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that it hurts you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
There's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay
I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe it I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes
She said if you're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see
She said like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me
I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together
I know that you
deserve much better
remember the time I told you
the way that I felt
that I'd be lost without you
never find myself
let's hold on to each other above everything else
start over, start over
I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that i can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes
Who We Are
Live my life
Around the picture
Taken when we met
Spending all of my time
Chasing your silhouette
For all we go through
I don't wanna change you
It's my mind running in reverse
Trying not to forget who we were
Where's it at
Here we go
We break
And we bend
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are
Struggling with my thoughts
Change the locks inside my head
Reading between the lines
Of what you say and what you said
I turn the radio on
To drown me out
Driving through the night to nowhere
Trying to forget who we were
Where it's at
Here we go
We break
And we bend
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are
And it’s all through the winds
And it's all in our heads
We talk through the winds
And it's all in our hands
We break
And we bend
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rising falling apart
We discover who we are
We break (we break)
And we bend (and we bend)
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start (to the start)
(yeah!)
And through the rising falling apart
We discover who we are
It kills me that it hurts you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
There's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay
I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe it I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes
She said if you're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see
She said like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me
I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together
I know that you
deserve much better
remember the time I told you
the way that I felt
that I'd be lost without you
never find myself
let's hold on to each other above everything else
start over, start over
I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that i can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes
Who We Are
Live my life
Around the picture
Taken when we met
Spending all of my time
Chasing your silhouette
For all we go through
I don't wanna change you
It's my mind running in reverse
Trying not to forget who we were
Where's it at
Here we go
We break
And we bend
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are
Struggling with my thoughts
Change the locks inside my head
Reading between the lines
Of what you say and what you said
I turn the radio on
To drown me out
Driving through the night to nowhere
Trying to forget who we were
Where it's at
Here we go
We break
And we bend
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rise and falling apart
We discover who we are
And it’s all through the winds
And it's all in our heads
We talk through the winds
And it's all in our hands
We break
And we bend
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start
And through the rising falling apart
We discover who we are
We break (we break)
And we bend (and we bend)
Turn it inside out
To take it back
To the start (to the start)
(yeah!)
And through the rising falling apart
We discover who we are
Lyrics submitted by jasonwadeofcourse
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