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.
With sleepy eyes we made our way across
Where friendship's found friendship is often lost
With valiant wishes of becoming ends
But there will be no such with you my friend
I'm going home, going home
To be where my water meets my stones
I'm going home, going home
The social traveller journeys on his own
Darkness you don't see where you're going now
There never was light in your eyes some somehow
And who's to blame when something living is dead?
So many words should have stayed in your head
So many thoughts should not have left your bed
I'm going home, going home
To tend to the lover and the dog
I'm going home, going home
He who yearns to age must firstly grow
That which is your prime you do not know
Boy boy boy boy
I'm going home, going home
To drink from the challis of another
I'm going home, going home
To mount and feed and groom and ride alone
For he who is myself I do not know
To mount and feed and groom and ride alone
For he who is myself I do not know
Where friendship's found friendship is often lost
With valiant wishes of becoming ends
But there will be no such with you my friend
I'm going home, going home
To be where my water meets my stones
I'm going home, going home
The social traveller journeys on his own
Darkness you don't see where you're going now
There never was light in your eyes some somehow
And who's to blame when something living is dead?
So many words should have stayed in your head
So many thoughts should not have left your bed
I'm going home, going home
To tend to the lover and the dog
I'm going home, going home
He who yearns to age must firstly grow
That which is your prime you do not know
Boy boy boy boy
I'm going home, going home
To drink from the challis of another
I'm going home, going home
To mount and feed and groom and ride alone
For he who is myself I do not know
To mount and feed and groom and ride alone
For he who is myself I do not know
Lyrics submitted by ljudvision
Homeward Rolling Soldier Lyrics as written by Christian Kjellvander
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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