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 feel lost
do you ever get that feeling?
it's perpetual for me
it's perpetual for me
I die for love
each time I feel your breath breathing
I try to hold my own
I try to hold my own breath
when you sleep beside me
I count the tiles in the ceiling
one hundred twenty two
one hundred twenty three
when you sleep beside me
I hear your falling heart crashing
I try to pick up the debris
I try to pick up the debris
so here we are
do you ever get that feeling?
we're just not meant to be
set me as a seal on your arm and on your heart
they say that love is strong as death
and death will do us part
set me as a seal on your heart and on your arm
they say that jealousy is deep as the grave
that is what it mends on
I hold my breath each time you breathe
I hold my breath each time you breathe
each time you breathe, I die for love
set me as a seal on your heart and on your arm
they say no water and no flame can tear us apart
jealousy flashes fast as fire and leaves a cruel burning heart
they say no waters can put out such a flame
no fire could drown it
I hold my breath each time you breathe
I hold my breath each time you breathe
each time you breathe, I die for love
passion is relentless as an unknown lover burning cold
I hold my breath, devotion ceases me
jealousy ripples like a river underneath me
do you ever get that feeling?
it's perpetual for me
it's perpetual for me
I die for love
each time I feel your breath breathing
I try to hold my own
I try to hold my own breath
when you sleep beside me
I count the tiles in the ceiling
one hundred twenty two
one hundred twenty three
when you sleep beside me
I hear your falling heart crashing
I try to pick up the debris
I try to pick up the debris
so here we are
do you ever get that feeling?
we're just not meant to be
set me as a seal on your arm and on your heart
they say that love is strong as death
and death will do us part
set me as a seal on your heart and on your arm
they say that jealousy is deep as the grave
that is what it mends on
I hold my breath each time you breathe
I hold my breath each time you breathe
each time you breathe, I die for love
set me as a seal on your heart and on your arm
they say no water and no flame can tear us apart
jealousy flashes fast as fire and leaves a cruel burning heart
they say no waters can put out such a flame
no fire could drown it
I hold my breath each time you breathe
I hold my breath each time you breathe
each time you breathe, I die for love
passion is relentless as an unknown lover burning cold
I hold my breath, devotion ceases me
jealousy ripples like a river underneath me
Lyrics submitted by erstechen
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