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.
I'm not feelin' touch
I'm not makin' that much
And I guess I am blessed
But sometimes it's just hard to see it as such
I'm stuck here alone in the traffic lines
While couples in love in the HOV fly by
I don't get it, I'm not askin' for much
But everybody wants to just have somethin'
So I'll be pickin' me up, breakin' me down
I was lost, was I found'
I wanna feel everything
When everything feels wrong with me
Take a look, embrace myself
Everybody wants to make it count
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
Sit in there and gas it in, time to strap apartment
The walls are blank, it's like they're talkin' to me
I put a picture on the wall, I took a chance, I took a fall
She took up fast and gracefully, yes, I was blind and now I see
And I was pickin' me up, breakin' me down
I was lost, was I found'
I wanna feel everything
When everything feels wrong with me
Take a look, embrace myself
Everybody wants to make it count
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
And I could tell, from the picture I could feel
I was sinkin', throw me out, bring me back to life
The colors that my eyes had never seen
Well, I can see it now
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
So save me, save
Save me, save me
I'm not makin' that much
And I guess I am blessed
But sometimes it's just hard to see it as such
I'm stuck here alone in the traffic lines
While couples in love in the HOV fly by
I don't get it, I'm not askin' for much
But everybody wants to just have somethin'
So I'll be pickin' me up, breakin' me down
I was lost, was I found'
I wanna feel everything
When everything feels wrong with me
Take a look, embrace myself
Everybody wants to make it count
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
Sit in there and gas it in, time to strap apartment
The walls are blank, it's like they're talkin' to me
I put a picture on the wall, I took a chance, I took a fall
She took up fast and gracefully, yes, I was blind and now I see
And I was pickin' me up, breakin' me down
I was lost, was I found'
I wanna feel everything
When everything feels wrong with me
Take a look, embrace myself
Everybody wants to make it count
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
And I could tell, from the picture I could feel
I was sinkin', throw me out, bring me back to life
The colors that my eyes had never seen
Well, I can see it now
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
Save me, 'cause I can never float sinkin'
Amaze me and I would be there holdin' on for life
So save me, save
Save me, save me
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