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.
If these walls could talk
They'd whisper, "Just hold on"
Don't let this sunshine it feels great
If we lose the night, it might not be the same
Not the same, oh
You look in my eyes and tell me things won't change
Then I feel safe letting you go
I don't wanna move
Don't let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know if this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
'Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
Trace my skin
Hold out your hands
And let me in
The truth is coming through those blinds
I'm afraid the truth might be unkind
So unkind, oh
You look in my eyes and tell me things won't change
And I feel safe letting you go
I don't wanna move
Don't let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
'Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
Don't let the break of day
Change the way we feel tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight (Ooh)
I don't wanna move
Don't let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know if this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
'Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
I don't wanna move,
Don't wanna let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know if this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
They'd whisper, "Just hold on"
Don't let this sunshine it feels great
If we lose the night, it might not be the same
Not the same, oh
You look in my eyes and tell me things won't change
Then I feel safe letting you go
I don't wanna move
Don't let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know if this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
'Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
Trace my skin
Hold out your hands
And let me in
The truth is coming through those blinds
I'm afraid the truth might be unkind
So unkind, oh
You look in my eyes and tell me things won't change
And I feel safe letting you go
I don't wanna move
Don't let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
'Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
Don't let the break of day
Change the way we feel tonight
Tonight, tonight, tonight (Ooh)
I don't wanna move
Don't let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know if this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
'Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
I don't wanna move,
Don't wanna let go of this moment
I don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna miss a thing
I don't wanna know if this is tonight
Only stop time, stop daylight
Cause when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
It might all be over
When day, when day, when day breaks
Lyrics submitted by Technophobia
Daybreak Lyrics as written by Ezekiel Lewis Warren Felder
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think this song is about a girl and a guy who are in a relationship. The guy wants to take the relationship to the "next level" and the girl isn't sure if she wants to or not because she doesn't want it all to be over "when the day breaks". & when he promises her that things won't change she feels more sure about it, but she's also afraid that he might be lying because the "truth might be unkind". But after he "looks (her) in the eyes and tells (her) that things won't change" she feels "safe letting (him) go".