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.
Got a call
The one I've been waiting for
In the middle of the night
Said I know what you do and know its the same to you
Can't keep down the girl who loves music
Darkness dares to the diatone
As I sing myself to sleep
The most beauty I've seen
Lives in a dream
Where we laugh and want to live for the little things
Not even if I could get you back, I don't try
You weren't all that good, but I loved you like you were
Mine
Is it the only thing, I keep it like I see it
I feel like it always rains, a billion hearts stop
Bleeding
Alone and no one knows how to feel
And I party all the time
Yeah I know how to kill, but I hate how it feels
That everyones in love with someone else
And even if I could get you back, I don't try
You weren't all that good, but I loved you like you were
Mine
Is it the only thing, I keep it like I see it
I feel like it always rains, a billion hearts stop
Bleeding
The one I've been waiting for
In the middle of the night
Said I know what you do and know its the same to you
Can't keep down the girl who loves music
Darkness dares to the diatone
As I sing myself to sleep
The most beauty I've seen
Lives in a dream
Where we laugh and want to live for the little things
Not even if I could get you back, I don't try
You weren't all that good, but I loved you like you were
Mine
Is it the only thing, I keep it like I see it
I feel like it always rains, a billion hearts stop
Bleeding
Alone and no one knows how to feel
And I party all the time
Yeah I know how to kill, but I hate how it feels
That everyones in love with someone else
And even if I could get you back, I don't try
You weren't all that good, but I loved you like you were
Mine
Is it the only thing, I keep it like I see it
I feel like it always rains, a billion hearts stop
Bleeding
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