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.
Time is a thief with a loaded gun
The sky rolls by while the days are gone
The night falls prey to another sun
All like clockwork they won’t stop
They won’t stop
They won’t stop
They won’t stop
Don’t stand still or we’ll lose our ground
The world keeps spinning just to wear us down
Say what you must while there’s still a round
Days go to sleep but they won’t stop
They won’t stop (3x)
We never should have allowed another sun to set
On all the words that we have left til now
I know you’d rather sort it once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Time is a thief with a loaded gun
The sky rolls by while the days are gone
The night falls prey to another sun
The days go to sleep but they won’t stop, no
They won’t stop
We never should have allowed another sun to set
On all the words that we have left til now
I know you’d rather sort it once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
We can wait for a sunrise to say what should matter
And we’ll know by tomorrow
But tomorrow
Tomorrow just happened
Today we have to make the most of life
Tomorrow we don’t have a choice
All we ever get control of is now
(x2)
I know you’d rather sort it out once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
I know you’d rather sort it out once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
The sky rolls by while the days are gone
The night falls prey to another sun
All like clockwork they won’t stop
They won’t stop
They won’t stop
They won’t stop
Don’t stand still or we’ll lose our ground
The world keeps spinning just to wear us down
Say what you must while there’s still a round
Days go to sleep but they won’t stop
They won’t stop (3x)
We never should have allowed another sun to set
On all the words that we have left til now
I know you’d rather sort it once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Time is a thief with a loaded gun
The sky rolls by while the days are gone
The night falls prey to another sun
The days go to sleep but they won’t stop, no
They won’t stop
We never should have allowed another sun to set
On all the words that we have left til now
I know you’d rather sort it once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
We can wait for a sunrise to say what should matter
And we’ll know by tomorrow
But tomorrow
Tomorrow just happened
Today we have to make the most of life
Tomorrow we don’t have a choice
All we ever get control of is now
(x2)
I know you’d rather sort it out once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
I know you’d rather sort it out once tomorrow comes
But tomorrow already happened
Lyrics submitted by bduper
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