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.
Feel me coming, feel the tremor, hear the thunder
Of your heart pound
You're surrounded, no way up to, no way over
To the higher ground
I'm sweeping closer, roller coaster on the seven seas, feel the breeze
I'm breaking down on you, there's no way out
So scream and shout in Japanese
Tusnami noyoonee ataku suduwaa
Can you feel the riptide?
Are you all washed out?
A blazing tail,slide
Past a waterspout
Feel the reach
From down below
'cause you can't fight
The undertow
Hold your breath, be brave, and try to keep cool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Crushing you, and now you're caught up in a whirlpool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Prepare yourself, to be breathless, feeling restless
Keep from being drowned
Catch the tube, you're racing forward, crouching lower
At the speed of sound
All coiled up to inundate you, saturate you, there's no place to hide
I'll hunt you down as you surf faster, looking back completely petrified
Can you feel the riptide?
Are you all washed out?
A blazing tail slide
Past a water spout
Don't fight the current
Our lives converge
I'll overwhelm you
As we both submerge
Hold your breath, be brave, and try to keep cool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Crushing you, and now you're caught up in a whirlpool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Of your heart pound
You're surrounded, no way up to, no way over
To the higher ground
I'm sweeping closer, roller coaster on the seven seas, feel the breeze
I'm breaking down on you, there's no way out
So scream and shout in Japanese
Tusnami noyoonee ataku suduwaa
Can you feel the riptide?
Are you all washed out?
A blazing tail,slide
Past a waterspout
Feel the reach
From down below
'cause you can't fight
The undertow
Hold your breath, be brave, and try to keep cool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Crushing you, and now you're caught up in a whirlpool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Prepare yourself, to be breathless, feeling restless
Keep from being drowned
Catch the tube, you're racing forward, crouching lower
At the speed of sound
All coiled up to inundate you, saturate you, there's no place to hide
I'll hunt you down as you surf faster, looking back completely petrified
Can you feel the riptide?
Are you all washed out?
A blazing tail slide
Past a water spout
Don't fight the current
Our lives converge
I'll overwhelm you
As we both submerge
Hold your breath, be brave, and try to keep cool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Crushing you, and now you're caught up in a whirlpool
I'm going to hit you like a tidal wave
Lyrics submitted by MrsEmmaBonJovi
Tidal Wave Lyrics as written by Skye Sweetnam James Robertson
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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