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 could bleed, bleed, bleed for days
but my heart would still beat for you dear
yet we carry on like a stone
like we've no idea where we're coming from
the rain will subside by the morning
i can drag my legs 'cross the desert
but my lips will still thirst for you dear
yet i feel your pains like a furnace
though it burns, i go on, i keep crawling
and the moon will rise in the evening
and we'll fall to sleep 'neath your tree
and the wind will howl through your leaves
and serenade me
you don't own me
but i'll take your lead
down the gnarly thicket in the trees
and we're soon lost
and we're terrified
but i'll always find my way to your eyes
and the moon will rise in the evening
and we'll fall to sleep 'neath your tree
and the wind will howl through your leaves
and serenade me
but my heart would still beat for you dear
yet we carry on like a stone
like we've no idea where we're coming from
the rain will subside by the morning
i can drag my legs 'cross the desert
but my lips will still thirst for you dear
yet i feel your pains like a furnace
though it burns, i go on, i keep crawling
and the moon will rise in the evening
and we'll fall to sleep 'neath your tree
and the wind will howl through your leaves
and serenade me
you don't own me
but i'll take your lead
down the gnarly thicket in the trees
and we're soon lost
and we're terrified
but i'll always find my way to your eyes
and the moon will rise in the evening
and we'll fall to sleep 'neath your tree
and the wind will howl through your leaves
and serenade me
Lyrics submitted by rachroll
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