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 left me with a broken heart,
Now I see we were shooting from the start,
You you left me with nothing but a kiss,
And now I'm leaving you with these lips, with these lips, oh)
Every single time from here
Every single moment from here
But now you are gone
And I'm still here (yeah, check it out)
So check it out (so check it out)
I wrote to tell (I wrote to tell)
In case you ever left yourself
And baby you can't find me (no way)
'Cause I quit (right now)
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And now I see we were shooting from the start
Well you left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
(Listen up)
So now I'm pressin'
But I ain't stressing
She's got a man (she's got a man)
I'm with her best friend
I tried it love
But it never really stuck
She said it's love
But it didn't give a fuck
You left me with a broken heart
But now I see we were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
And now I'm better 'cause you left me
I just left 'cause you let me
Don't you go and just forget me
Don't you go and just forget
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And you I see were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
You left me, you left me, you left me, baby [Repeat x2]
Now I see we were shooting from the start,
You you left me with nothing but a kiss,
And now I'm leaving you with these lips, with these lips, oh)
Every single time from here
Every single moment from here
But now you are gone
And I'm still here (yeah, check it out)
So check it out (so check it out)
I wrote to tell (I wrote to tell)
In case you ever left yourself
And baby you can't find me (no way)
'Cause I quit (right now)
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And now I see we were shooting from the start
Well you left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
(Listen up)
So now I'm pressin'
But I ain't stressing
She's got a man (she's got a man)
I'm with her best friend
I tried it love
But it never really stuck
She said it's love
But it didn't give a fuck
You left me with a broken heart
But now I see we were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
And now I'm better 'cause you left me
I just left 'cause you let me
Don't you go and just forget me
Don't you go and just forget
Oh you left me with a broken heart
And you I see were shooting from the start
You left me with nothing but a kiss
And now I'm leaving you with these lips
You left me, you left me, you left me, baby [Repeat x2]
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