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.
Today is a slow day and I'll play guitar
Till the day goes away
Trying to write a song that says I love you
Trying to let you know I do
The dawn is bowing out in the afternoon
Dawns on me now
Trying to write a song that says I'm tired
Of trying to get you
The night is a dark night when it finally sets
And I'll make it out
To seem like I wanted it a little bit
The better to see you with
Till the day goes away
Trying to write a song that says I love you
Trying to let you know I do
The dawn is bowing out in the afternoon
Dawns on me now
Trying to write a song that says I'm tired
Of trying to get you
The night is a dark night when it finally sets
And I'll make it out
To seem like I wanted it a little bit
The better to see you with
Lyrics submitted by marcysashes
Sets Lyrics as written by Meredith Marie Godreau
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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i always saw it as the progression of a relationship as compared to the day, a bit like the sphinx riddle, where it compares a life to the day.
in the dawn of the relationship, it's all pure love and it's easy. in the afternoon, it becomes difficult, and it 'dawns' on her that she's tired of it. in the night, at the end of it all, she sees that they are no longer right for each other.