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.
Verse 1:
It's this little world that keeps me awake at night
It's this little world that keeps me down, don't let me fly
It's a heartache not a heartbreak now
I try to hide my head
I disappear from the secrets that hurt me
Don't know anymore
What do, where to be?
Where to run, who to see
And I… try so hard to
Find my white flag
But I know,
I lost this war, today.
Chorus:
Oh… everyone deserves a happy ending
Oh when everyone you know is halfway there
You run but don't mean it
You look but don't see it
Or is it that you just don't care
[Don't care] x2
Verse 2:
You try to face the world,
You look away and your gone.
If you, if you try to hide,
If you try to cry alone,
We'll be there, we'll be there
Well, I try to be
I try to see, try to hide
Try to be who I am inside
And I notice, don't you know this, i…
i… when everyone tries to protect you,
they hide you away,
when you just want the truth.
Chorus:
Because, everyone deserves a happy ending
Oh everyone you know is nearly there
It's a great place to be if only you could see
Yeah well everyone deserves a happy ending
[Except me] x3
It's this little world that keeps me awake at night
It's this little world that keeps me down, don't let me fly
It's a heartache not a heartbreak now
I try to hide my head
I disappear from the secrets that hurt me
Don't know anymore
What do, where to be?
Where to run, who to see
And I… try so hard to
Find my white flag
But I know,
I lost this war, today.
Chorus:
Oh… everyone deserves a happy ending
Oh when everyone you know is halfway there
You run but don't mean it
You look but don't see it
Or is it that you just don't care
[Don't care] x2
Verse 2:
You try to face the world,
You look away and your gone.
If you, if you try to hide,
If you try to cry alone,
We'll be there, we'll be there
Well, I try to be
I try to see, try to hide
Try to be who I am inside
And I notice, don't you know this, i…
i… when everyone tries to protect you,
they hide you away,
when you just want the truth.
Chorus:
Because, everyone deserves a happy ending
Oh everyone you know is nearly there
It's a great place to be if only you could see
Yeah well everyone deserves a happy ending
[Except me] x3
Lyrics submitted by Morgan-Elizabeth
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