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.
the wind somberly sighs your name in the trees
The waves whisper of the love long since gone
As I hearken to them, my loneliness grows ever bitter
Evanescent are the moments of joy in this world
[chorus]
Each night when I close my eyes I see you again
You take my hand and together we'll fly away
(and reach for the stars...)
But in the end your image begins to wane
So every time my fate is one and the same
(you are drifitng away...)
A lifetime of pain and regret reserved for me
Just unfulfilled dreams for the rest of my years
I still believe that we were meant to be one
Each dawn I die again when I know you are gone
(and I've been torn apart...)
"If a dragonfly dances too close to a candle it will burn", you said
My imminence, my burning flame made you leave?
But isn't it so that one must cut the wings of love so it won't fly away?
[chorus]
All my life, all my life I've been destined to wander in shades
All these tears, all these tears I've cried in vain for you to return
And this pain, and this heart-rending pain is all I have left of you
How I've loved, how I've loved you more than gods could dream
If only, even for once, I could see your face...again...
The waves whisper of the love long since gone
As I hearken to them, my loneliness grows ever bitter
Evanescent are the moments of joy in this world
[chorus]
Each night when I close my eyes I see you again
You take my hand and together we'll fly away
(and reach for the stars...)
But in the end your image begins to wane
So every time my fate is one and the same
(you are drifitng away...)
A lifetime of pain and regret reserved for me
Just unfulfilled dreams for the rest of my years
I still believe that we were meant to be one
Each dawn I die again when I know you are gone
(and I've been torn apart...)
"If a dragonfly dances too close to a candle it will burn", you said
My imminence, my burning flame made you leave?
But isn't it so that one must cut the wings of love so it won't fly away?
[chorus]
All my life, all my life I've been destined to wander in shades
All these tears, all these tears I've cried in vain for you to return
And this pain, and this heart-rending pain is all I have left of you
How I've loved, how I've loved you more than gods could dream
If only, even for once, I could see your face...again...
Lyrics submitted by forever smacked
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