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.
I’ve been trying to find
A song that simply fits me
But it seems the harder I search
I’m farther from the right category
Since when did life
Become so complicated?
I search but I can’t find
And everything feels so jaded
My story was gonna be easy
Find a guy, fall in love
But it’s easier said than done
And now push comes to shove
I just need an answer
To this unsolved mystery
As to why I have to love
The one who can’t even kiss me
The one who I dream about
Who makes my heart skip a beat
The one who I want the most
Can’t sweep me off my feet
I pray so hard every night
That we’ll become so much more
I pray you’ll start to see
I’m the one who makes your heart soar
I wake up each morning
Wishing you were right here
As I pour myself some coffee
I begin to drown in tears
They say don’t cry because it’s over
But smile because it happened
But what if I’ve always been alone?
And no one has ever been sent?
I have so much hope
For something never there
But to think it may never happen
Is too much for me to bear
I swear to you I’ll never
Forgive you if you leave
Thinking she’ll be good for you
And never seeing what we could be
But I also swear to you
That you’re the only one for me
I’d do anything for you
To my heart you’d have the key
Oh, what I would give
To be able to tell you this
I cry because you tear me apart
And all I can do is wish
Oh, what I would do
To have my dreams become reality
I’d never wish for you again
‘Cause you’d be here next to me
A song that simply fits me
But it seems the harder I search
I’m farther from the right category
Since when did life
Become so complicated?
I search but I can’t find
And everything feels so jaded
My story was gonna be easy
Find a guy, fall in love
But it’s easier said than done
And now push comes to shove
I just need an answer
To this unsolved mystery
As to why I have to love
The one who can’t even kiss me
The one who I dream about
Who makes my heart skip a beat
The one who I want the most
Can’t sweep me off my feet
I pray so hard every night
That we’ll become so much more
I pray you’ll start to see
I’m the one who makes your heart soar
I wake up each morning
Wishing you were right here
As I pour myself some coffee
I begin to drown in tears
They say don’t cry because it’s over
But smile because it happened
But what if I’ve always been alone?
And no one has ever been sent?
I have so much hope
For something never there
But to think it may never happen
Is too much for me to bear
I swear to you I’ll never
Forgive you if you leave
Thinking she’ll be good for you
And never seeing what we could be
But I also swear to you
That you’re the only one for me
I’d do anything for you
To my heart you’d have the key
Oh, what I would give
To be able to tell you this
I cry because you tear me apart
And all I can do is wish
Oh, what I would do
To have my dreams become reality
I’d never wish for you again
‘Cause you’d be here next to me
Lyrics submitted by UnReQuiTeD x L0vE
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