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'll return under the cover of night
Oh, those were simpler times
We'd take a walk through the park
And go out after dark
Obsessed with only ourselves
I'll return like a river running home
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm
I took a train there then another somewhere
'Cause you were on my mind
You'll make a name for yourself
You'll make a life somewhere else
Far from this great town
But I'll return like a river running home
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry
But you'll never be
Just another river that runs into the sea
You'll be more, something more
I know you'll worry
I won't return, you'll worry
I might get lost but I'm lost if I stay here
But I'll return like a river running home
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry
Oh, those were simpler times
We'd take a walk through the park
And go out after dark
Obsessed with only ourselves
I'll return like a river running home
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm
I took a train there then another somewhere
'Cause you were on my mind
You'll make a name for yourself
You'll make a life somewhere else
Far from this great town
But I'll return like a river running home
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry
But you'll never be
Just another river that runs into the sea
You'll be more, something more
I know you'll worry
I won't return, you'll worry
I might get lost but I'm lost if I stay here
But I'll return like a river running home
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry
Lyrics submitted by sarararawr
I'm So Sorry Lyrics as written by Conor Deasy Ben Carrigan
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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