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'd like to take this time to detach my jaw
And really take a look, I think that I'm done
Put away this old guitar, and on my way out
Hang my vocal chords up on the door
If I could just do these things
If I could maybe do these things
Each and every day wouldn't pass
The way that they so often do
That they so often do
And maybe, just maybe
Life would be everything we wanted it to be
I could even peel the skin hiding my face
And ballroom dance with the cartilage of my nose
Just to show you how to really move
Well, I'll show you how to really move
If I could just do these things
If I could maybe do these things
Each and every day wouldn't pass
The way that they so often do
That they so often do
And maybe, just maybe
Life would be everything we wanted it to be
I'll show you how to really move
I'll show you how to really move
If I could just do these things
If I could maybe do these things
Each and every day wouldn't pass
The way that they so often do
That they so often do
And maybe, just maybe
Life would be everything we wanted it to be
And really take a look, I think that I'm done
Put away this old guitar, and on my way out
Hang my vocal chords up on the door
If I could just do these things
If I could maybe do these things
Each and every day wouldn't pass
The way that they so often do
That they so often do
And maybe, just maybe
Life would be everything we wanted it to be
I could even peel the skin hiding my face
And ballroom dance with the cartilage of my nose
Just to show you how to really move
Well, I'll show you how to really move
If I could just do these things
If I could maybe do these things
Each and every day wouldn't pass
The way that they so often do
That they so often do
And maybe, just maybe
Life would be everything we wanted it to be
I'll show you how to really move
I'll show you how to really move
If I could just do these things
If I could maybe do these things
Each and every day wouldn't pass
The way that they so often do
That they so often do
And maybe, just maybe
Life would be everything we wanted it to be
Lyrics submitted by rejektfalseicons
Life Is a Perception of Your Own Reality Lyrics as written by Craigery Owens Bradley Bell
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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