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 want to know you
But your personality and mind
Are not the things I want to try
And I cannot control you
'Cause no matter how I try
Our conversations aren't defined
And I say
How does it feel?
When you know that I am watching?
How does it feel?
When you know that I am there?
Why do you think you can hide from your mistakes?
Whatever babe, whatever baby
I will see your face again
I followed you a lifetime baby
You could never hide from me
I close my eyes and fantasize
About you right in front of me
And when I'm satisfied
I wake up and realize
That everything you've done to me
Was only in my mind
You are the one to make me better
You are the one who will never change
Sometimes I think you've read my letters
Maybe you already know my name
I want to see you
Not the fragments in my mind or the pages where you lie
Well I want to feel you
In every corner of my bed I sleep with you beneath my head
How does it feel?
When you know that I am watching?
How does it feel?
When you know that I am there?
Why do you think you can hide from your mistakes?
Whatever babe, whatever baby
I will see your face again
I followed you a lifetime baby
You could never hide from me
I close my eyes and fantasize
About you right in front of me
And when I find I am satisfied
I wake up and realize
That everything you've done to me
Was only in my mind
But your personality and mind
Are not the things I want to try
And I cannot control you
'Cause no matter how I try
Our conversations aren't defined
And I say
How does it feel?
When you know that I am watching?
How does it feel?
When you know that I am there?
Why do you think you can hide from your mistakes?
Whatever babe, whatever baby
I will see your face again
I followed you a lifetime baby
You could never hide from me
I close my eyes and fantasize
About you right in front of me
And when I'm satisfied
I wake up and realize
That everything you've done to me
Was only in my mind
You are the one to make me better
You are the one who will never change
Sometimes I think you've read my letters
Maybe you already know my name
I want to see you
Not the fragments in my mind or the pages where you lie
Well I want to feel you
In every corner of my bed I sleep with you beneath my head
How does it feel?
When you know that I am watching?
How does it feel?
When you know that I am there?
Why do you think you can hide from your mistakes?
Whatever babe, whatever baby
I will see your face again
I followed you a lifetime baby
You could never hide from me
I close my eyes and fantasize
About you right in front of me
And when I find I am satisfied
I wake up and realize
That everything you've done to me
Was only in my mind
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