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 did my time, I paid my price
All these things I did
I lost my feet, You said your piece
I thought that that was it
So while you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again
I've been chewed up, I've been spit out
Never thought to quit
I've taken blows and felt them all
But nothing close to this
So when you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again
My back's against the wall
I'm feeling for the door
But I can't find it, as the knife slides into me
And as I'm standing there oh she walks in
And blurry fears are coming clear
And I can finally see
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
(When's it coming back)
When it's coming back again ooh
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around
Coming back around
Baby coming back around again
All these things I did
I lost my feet, You said your piece
I thought that that was it
So while you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again
I've been chewed up, I've been spit out
Never thought to quit
I've taken blows and felt them all
But nothing close to this
So when you sleep so peacefully
And all your sins are buried deep
While you're dreaming I'm outside
Digging up the ones I missed
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again
My back's against the wall
I'm feeling for the door
But I can't find it, as the knife slides into me
And as I'm standing there oh she walks in
And blurry fears are coming clear
And I can finally see
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
I don't ever know
When it's coming back again
You can try all you want
But the past knows what you did
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around again
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around again
(When's it coming back)
When it's coming back again ooh
And I can't seem to get away from it
When's it coming back again
When's it coming back around
Baby coming back around
Coming back around
Baby coming back around again
Lyrics submitted by realpopprincess
Back Again Lyrics as written by William Charles Anderson
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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