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.
You speak of unicorns
And pirates ships and leprechauns
And islands where statues
Touch the sky
I'm stuck upon your words
So hypnotized, it almost hurts
To think the night will ever pass us by
Cause it's your face that's like a light
Your face shining bright
You look at me
And suddenly I'm blinded
I hope you'll always find your way
But if you ever stray
The treasure that you seek
I hope you'll find it
I'm like a little girl
Dreaming of a different world
And you're the only cure
For my longing
I look into your eyes
So blue they leave me mesmerized
And wonder
If they're brighter in the morning
And it's your face that's like a light
Your face shining bright
You look at me
And suddenly I'm blinded
I hope you'll always find your way
But if you ever stray
The treasure that you seek
I hope you'll find it
Tell me of lands
That lie beyond the sky
Where people may have learned to fly
I wonder how they do it
I wonder how they do it
'Cause you make me want to see it all
And I can hear adventure's call
It's what I always needed
I wonder how you knew it
That I can't take my eyes off you...
can't take my eyes off you...
Cause it's your face that's like a light
Your face shining bright
You look at me
And suddenly I'm blinded
I hope you'll always find your way
But if you ever stray
The treasure that you seek
I hope you'll find it
Storyteller, you are my storyteller...
And pirates ships and leprechauns
And islands where statues
Touch the sky
I'm stuck upon your words
So hypnotized, it almost hurts
To think the night will ever pass us by
Cause it's your face that's like a light
Your face shining bright
You look at me
And suddenly I'm blinded
I hope you'll always find your way
But if you ever stray
The treasure that you seek
I hope you'll find it
I'm like a little girl
Dreaming of a different world
And you're the only cure
For my longing
I look into your eyes
So blue they leave me mesmerized
And wonder
If they're brighter in the morning
And it's your face that's like a light
Your face shining bright
You look at me
And suddenly I'm blinded
I hope you'll always find your way
But if you ever stray
The treasure that you seek
I hope you'll find it
Tell me of lands
That lie beyond the sky
Where people may have learned to fly
I wonder how they do it
I wonder how they do it
'Cause you make me want to see it all
And I can hear adventure's call
It's what I always needed
I wonder how you knew it
That I can't take my eyes off you...
can't take my eyes off you...
Cause it's your face that's like a light
Your face shining bright
You look at me
And suddenly I'm blinded
I hope you'll always find your way
But if you ever stray
The treasure that you seek
I hope you'll find it
Storyteller, you are my storyteller...
Lyrics submitted by HolesInside, edited by TheDanniGee
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