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.
A falling star
Fell from your heart
And landed in my eyes
I screamed aloud
As it tore through them
And now it's left me blind
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness
So darkness I became
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
I took the stars from our eyes, and then I made a map
And knew that somehow I could find my way back
Then I heard your heart beating
You were in the darkness too
So I stayed in the darkness with you
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
Fell from your heart
And landed in my eyes
I screamed aloud
As it tore through them
And now it's left me blind
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness
So darkness I became
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
I took the stars from our eyes, and then I made a map
And knew that somehow I could find my way back
Then I heard your heart beating
You were in the darkness too
So I stayed in the darkness with you
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart
Lyrics submitted by KatherineKissMe
Cosmic Love Lyrics as written by Isabella Janet Florentina Summers Florence Leontine Mary Welch
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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What I especially like about this song is how the chorus is ambiguous enough to be able to be interpreted, convincingly, as both negative and positive emotions; respectively, prior to the middle eight and after it. The first two choruses her supposed unrequited love for him is impacting on her negatively, but in the ones following his revelation in the middle eight she is still consumed by her love for him but now, because their feeling is mutual, the power of the love that they share is powerful enough to destroy cosmic bodies. His love has blown her away.
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i absolutely love your interpretation of this song.
I think you are spot on with that interpretation, it really pulls at your heart strings.
I think Almaperdida got it right on the nose. I actually came here to post that same thing. To add on to him:<br /> <br /> I think the "twilight" is refering to being emotionless (inbetween "good" and "bad" emotions, just like twilight is inbetween night and day). She's saying that she doesn't want him to leave her not being able to feel anything. She either want's him to go ahead and proclaim that he doesn't love her back (and leave her heart broke), or she want's him to tell her that he DOES love her back. Either way, she wants to be able to FEEL something (whether it be for him or someone else).
great interpretation! I think that your absolutely right!
@ MrFiish while I do agree to some extent, to my mind the twilight doesn't refer to being emotionless, but rather to being "neither here nor there" - on the edge of love and disdain, between happiness and despair. It's about being overwhelmed with emotions, both positive and negative, always in this chaos (twilight) caused by his very existence ("in the shadow of your heart") and the effect he has on her, whether he is with her or away from her.
Thanks so much for your analysis! I love the song even more now that I know it's meaning! :)
The only thins I don't really get is the second verse: <br /> "And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat<br /> I tried to find the sound<br /> But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness,<br /> So darkness I became"<br /> <br /> What does that mean????
I totally agree! I also think when she says "I stayed in the darkness with you" not only is it just like they are together, but they are going to figure out everything and get through the confusion of their feelings together by staying in the darkness.