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.
The well worn path
can step the past edge
but cannot carry the barrier, the pestilence
We're to close to this
to rise and fall
like waves at sea
closed cities
get close to this sincerity
a set aside shipwreck
olive tree
devotion to rescue
abandon the close chase
when you reach the shallows
sick fucks
sick cities
coronary
pandemic
species
my hometown merriam webster's says
"skoal" means
"a toast to your health"
look it up
last sentence,
an idea so vast you can't find the words
the core was at the center all this time
do something with the days,
the insurmountable
run around
at its source
the need dependence
a seahorse titleist's rise and fall like waves at sea
can step the past edge
but cannot carry the barrier, the pestilence
We're to close to this
to rise and fall
like waves at sea
closed cities
get close to this sincerity
a set aside shipwreck
olive tree
devotion to rescue
abandon the close chase
when you reach the shallows
sick fucks
sick cities
coronary
pandemic
species
my hometown merriam webster's says
"skoal" means
"a toast to your health"
look it up
last sentence,
an idea so vast you can't find the words
the core was at the center all this time
do something with the days,
the insurmountable
run around
at its source
the need dependence
a seahorse titleist's rise and fall like waves at sea
Lyrics submitted by newspaperbcf
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