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'm hunting shadows in the dark
In steaming jungles of the world
Either to kill or to be killed
By creatures never named or heard
I'm lifting wishes to the stars
The gleaming satellites of time
Orbiting circles overhead
To futures when your love is mine
But you were always pretty reckless with your love
Come with the sun and get it restless when it's gone
And when you go you'll leave me breathless and alone
You leave me breathless, when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Your voice is echoing again
Through catacombs inside my mind
And I've been dreaming of revenge
To make you love me more than even you can try
All words converge to where you are
And if I follow I would surely find
The horse is gone, the fire's still warm
And you've moved on an hour before
You like to keep me just one step behind
And you were always pretty reckless with your love
Come with the sun and get it restless when it's gone
And when you go you'll leave me breathless and alone
You leave me breathless, when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Breathless, breathless, breathless, breathless
Yeah, you were always pretty reckless with your love
Come with the sun and get it restless when it's gone
And when you go you'll leave me breathless and alone
You leave me breathless when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Restless when it's gone, breathless and alone
You leave me breathless, when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Breathless, breathless, breathless, breathless
In steaming jungles of the world
Either to kill or to be killed
By creatures never named or heard
I'm lifting wishes to the stars
The gleaming satellites of time
Orbiting circles overhead
To futures when your love is mine
But you were always pretty reckless with your love
Come with the sun and get it restless when it's gone
And when you go you'll leave me breathless and alone
You leave me breathless, when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Your voice is echoing again
Through catacombs inside my mind
And I've been dreaming of revenge
To make you love me more than even you can try
All words converge to where you are
And if I follow I would surely find
The horse is gone, the fire's still warm
And you've moved on an hour before
You like to keep me just one step behind
And you were always pretty reckless with your love
Come with the sun and get it restless when it's gone
And when you go you'll leave me breathless and alone
You leave me breathless, when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Breathless, breathless, breathless, breathless
Yeah, you were always pretty reckless with your love
Come with the sun and get it restless when it's gone
And when you go you'll leave me breathless and alone
You leave me breathless when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Restless when it's gone, breathless and alone
You leave me breathless, when you close the door
It feels just like you took the air out of the room with you
Breathless, breathless, breathless, breathless
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Breathless Lyrics as written by Dan Wilson
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ywah but anyone explain "steaming jungles of the world", "gleaming satelites of time" and "futureS" ????