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.
We're crashing cars we used to share
With summer girls
With summer hair
We're driving 'round chasing the stars
But the party's busted up
Before it ever starts
[Chorus]
I'll never let you go
Don't ever forget
Tell me you'll remember
Forever young
I'll never let you fall
It's not over yet
You and me forever
Forever young
We're forever young
Stop making plans, start making sense
Don't you believe a word they said
Sparked up sparked up like a book of matches
Falling through the night
Rising from the ashes
[Chorus]
Don't come any closer
Don't tell me it's over
Don't kiss me goodbye
Here we are, am I taking this too hard?
Don't say it's easy
The hardest part is leavin'
Don't you wonder why
Suddenly, we're all running out of time
[Chorus]
We're forever young
We're forever young
With summer girls
With summer hair
We're driving 'round chasing the stars
But the party's busted up
Before it ever starts
[Chorus]
I'll never let you go
Don't ever forget
Tell me you'll remember
Forever young
I'll never let you fall
It's not over yet
You and me forever
Forever young
We're forever young
Stop making plans, start making sense
Don't you believe a word they said
Sparked up sparked up like a book of matches
Falling through the night
Rising from the ashes
[Chorus]
Don't come any closer
Don't tell me it's over
Don't kiss me goodbye
Here we are, am I taking this too hard?
Don't say it's easy
The hardest part is leavin'
Don't you wonder why
Suddenly, we're all running out of time
[Chorus]
We're forever young
We're forever young
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I LOVE this song. I always love it when songs use the forever young concept. It seems to me as if the girl in the song is moving on and growing up, while the singer (William) isn't ready to do that just yet. He doesn't want her to forget him or how it feels to be young and in love. Hence, the use of "forever young." And the line "start making plans, start making sense/ don't you believe any word they said" sounds like the outside world is telling her that she needs to grow up, but he's trying to tell her that they don't have to. That's how I want to take it, anyway, because I'm with Blink-182's "What's My Age Again?" philosophy that we don't HAVE to grow up completely if we don't want to.