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.
We've talked it out for hours and you're still havin' doubts
Shouldn't love be somethin' you don't have to figure out
How can I ever know just where we are
If you can't tell me what is in your heart
If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will
Never had to question that I loved you I just knew
Guess I took for granted that you loved me too
You say you don't know if your love is real
And you need some time to find out what you feel
If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will
There are just some things forever can not do
Like make you love me the way that I love you
If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will
I guess you never will
Shouldn't love be somethin' you don't have to figure out
How can I ever know just where we are
If you can't tell me what is in your heart
If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will
Never had to question that I loved you I just knew
Guess I took for granted that you loved me too
You say you don't know if your love is real
And you need some time to find out what you feel
If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will
There are just some things forever can not do
Like make you love me the way that I love you
If you don't know by now
How could tomorrow ever change the way that you feel
If you don't know by now
I guess you never will
I guess you never will
Lyrics submitted by bananahero
If You Don't Know by Now Lyrics as written by Rick Carnes Janis Carnes
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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