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
I'll make a joke and she'll try not to laugh
As the men made of stone find their surgery masks
I head down the road or the linoleum floor
I really can't tell anymore
I see fluorescent clouds in a white tile sky
I see trees all around with name tags on their ties
She takes my hand, and the trees turn around
and says, "promise you're coming back out
Chorus
Because I always believed you
When you swore to me, you'd pull through
So I plugged my heart into yours
A life support,
So see, you can't leave,
because I always believed
Verse 2
I'll fall asleep, but she'll still be close by
In perscription dreams, everything seems alright
I head down the street or the linoleum floor
I really can't tell anymore
I feel a clean plastic breeze moving left of my ship
And the wind blows much harder when a man flips a switch
She takes my hand, and the wind comes to a stop
she says "promise you're not giving up
Chorus
Because I always believed you
When you swore to me, you'd pull through
So I plugged my heart into yours
A life support,
So see, you can't leave,
because I always believed
I'll make a joke and she'll try not to laugh
As the men made of stone find their surgery masks
I head down the road or the linoleum floor
I really can't tell anymore
I see fluorescent clouds in a white tile sky
I see trees all around with name tags on their ties
She takes my hand, and the trees turn around
and says, "promise you're coming back out
Chorus
Because I always believed you
When you swore to me, you'd pull through
So I plugged my heart into yours
A life support,
So see, you can't leave,
because I always believed
Verse 2
I'll fall asleep, but she'll still be close by
In perscription dreams, everything seems alright
I head down the street or the linoleum floor
I really can't tell anymore
I feel a clean plastic breeze moving left of my ship
And the wind blows much harder when a man flips a switch
She takes my hand, and the wind comes to a stop
she says "promise you're not giving up
Chorus
Because I always believed you
When you swore to me, you'd pull through
So I plugged my heart into yours
A life support,
So see, you can't leave,
because I always believed
Lyrics submitted by alisonwithlove
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