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.
komorebi mau tori no saezuri
asahi ni kagayaku hikari no wa no niwa
kikoete kuru no yasashii SOPURANO no ano koe
PARASORU no kane no naka hohoemu onna yo
ORUGOORU no futa wo akereba
youmigaeri shi segaki kagu watashiki jikan
chiisana koro tokimeku yume
kanashimi wo shitta ima mo
mune no itami ni namida suru tabi
sore wa hikari no hana kokoro ni saku
ano hitomi no yo ni
me wo tojireba kaette yuku
ai suru mono ni kakomare
itsu no hi ni ka omoide wo kou'ru
are wa haruka na kuni
houseki yori bi shikimono yo
sakimidareru MARIIGOORUDO
tenshi no hane oto osana ko no nemuri
kanadete iru no komoriuta no senritsu
haruka ni sugita hi wa tobiiro
amaki yume no niwa de asobu ano hi
asahi ni kagayaku hikari no wa no niwa
kikoete kuru no yasashii SOPURANO no ano koe
PARASORU no kane no naka hohoemu onna yo
ORUGOORU no futa wo akereba
youmigaeri shi segaki kagu watashiki jikan
chiisana koro tokimeku yume
kanashimi wo shitta ima mo
mune no itami ni namida suru tabi
sore wa hikari no hana kokoro ni saku
ano hitomi no yo ni
me wo tojireba kaette yuku
ai suru mono ni kakomare
itsu no hi ni ka omoide wo kou'ru
are wa haruka na kuni
houseki yori bi shikimono yo
sakimidareru MARIIGOORUDO
tenshi no hane oto osana ko no nemuri
kanadete iru no komoriuta no senritsu
haruka ni sugita hi wa tobiiro
amaki yume no niwa de asobu ano hi
Lyrics submitted by seasons of grey
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