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 watched my guilt blossom before me
Like a tender shoot
With thirsty roots
Oh, how my garden grows
The shameful seeds I've sown
I watched its stems sprawl above me
Its dark shadow cast its cloud around me
But I can live with it
I'll live in it
There's no place like home
Stretch your arms around me
Cast your cloud above me
Curtained, kept, and covered in
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow."
Grow your roots within me
Drink of me you thirsty seed
I cower, cringe, and tremble at
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow you."
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
(I can learn to live with this)
There's no place like home
(If I can learn to live in it)
Heavied, we're so heavy
If she only knew just how sorry I was
(Heavied, we're so heavy)
If she only knows...
Sticks and stones won't break my bones
It's the branches and boulders I shoulder
Stick and stones won't break my bones
I can live with it
If I can learn to live with this
If I can learn to live
Like a tender shoot
With thirsty roots
Oh, how my garden grows
The shameful seeds I've sown
I watched its stems sprawl above me
Its dark shadow cast its cloud around me
But I can live with it
I'll live in it
There's no place like home
Stretch your arms around me
Cast your cloud above me
Curtained, kept, and covered in
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow."
Grow your roots within me
Drink of me you thirsty seed
I cower, cringe, and tremble at
Your solemn vow,
"Ever you go, I'll follow you."
There's no place like home
There's no place like home
(I can learn to live with this)
There's no place like home
(If I can learn to live in it)
Heavied, we're so heavy
If she only knew just how sorry I was
(Heavied, we're so heavy)
If she only knows...
Sticks and stones won't break my bones
It's the branches and boulders I shoulder
Stick and stones won't break my bones
I can live with it
If I can learn to live with this
If I can learn to live
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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