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.
It's so hard sometimes
To carry, carry on
'cause the current carries you
Far, far from home
and the blue that you knew
In the sky that you loved was... illusion
And gravity keeps our feet tethered down
And farther in the country. nearer to the town
And every color ever if you put them all together makes
A nice warm brown
A nice warm brown
It's so hard to carry on
When the currents carry you so far from home
And the blue you loved
Clouds shaped like bears of just water
Bear shaped water vapor in the air
And everyone's head is filled with regrets
And fingers of lost, lost alphabets
Of fragments, of fragments
And consequence you can't accept
Oh, miss, you misunderstood
our plans; we never meant to hurt anyone
We only wanted your attention
We only wanted...
Pure love, pure love, pure love, pure love
Is it so hard to carry on
When the currents carry you so far from home
And the blue you loved
Clouds shaped like bears of just water
Bear shaped water vapor, just bear shaped water vapor
Just bear shaped water vapor, just bear shaped water vapor
It's so hard sometimes to carry, carry on
When the current carries you far, far from home
And the blue that you knew
In the sky that you loved was... illusion
And gravity keeps our feet tethered down
And farther in the country, and nearer to the town
And every color ever if you put them all together makes... makes home
To carry, carry on
'cause the current carries you
Far, far from home
and the blue that you knew
In the sky that you loved was... illusion
And gravity keeps our feet tethered down
And farther in the country. nearer to the town
And every color ever if you put them all together makes
A nice warm brown
A nice warm brown
It's so hard to carry on
When the currents carry you so far from home
And the blue you loved
Clouds shaped like bears of just water
Bear shaped water vapor in the air
And everyone's head is filled with regrets
And fingers of lost, lost alphabets
Of fragments, of fragments
And consequence you can't accept
Oh, miss, you misunderstood
our plans; we never meant to hurt anyone
We only wanted your attention
We only wanted...
Pure love, pure love, pure love, pure love
Is it so hard to carry on
When the currents carry you so far from home
And the blue you loved
Clouds shaped like bears of just water
Bear shaped water vapor, just bear shaped water vapor
Just bear shaped water vapor, just bear shaped water vapor
It's so hard sometimes to carry, carry on
When the current carries you far, far from home
And the blue that you knew
In the sky that you loved was... illusion
And gravity keeps our feet tethered down
And farther in the country, and nearer to the town
And every color ever if you put them all together makes... makes home
Lyrics submitted by iambones
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