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 lay down, I can't sleep
My mind drums on repeat
I stare at the ceiling from my side
I reach out, you're right there
But you're lost in the details
I wait for the end of a long night
You can blame it on the changes
I can take it any way it is
Just got lost but we both found
We need this more than ever
Can we take it? Can we save it?
Sink our teeth in, tear away at it
Can we hold out? Can you hold on?
'Cause I need you more than you know now
We play like we don't know
We both lie but we don't show
That something is changing between us
We start out in one lane, the same road
The same name but something we can't see divides us
You can blame it on the changes
I can take it any way it is
We just got lost but we both found
We need this more than ever
Can we take it? Can we save it?
Sink our teeth in, tear away at it
Can we hold out? Can you hold on?
'Cause I need you more than you know now
'Cause I need you more than you know now
'Cause I need you more than you know now
Don't run away 'cause I need you more than you know now
Don't run away, don't run away, don't run away
You can blame it on the changes
I can take it any way it is
We just got lost but we both found
We need this more than ever
Can we take it? Can we save it?
Sink our teeth in, tear away at it
Can we hold out? Can you hold on?
'Cause I need this more than ever
'Cause I need you more than you know now
My mind drums on repeat
I stare at the ceiling from my side
I reach out, you're right there
But you're lost in the details
I wait for the end of a long night
You can blame it on the changes
I can take it any way it is
Just got lost but we both found
We need this more than ever
Can we take it? Can we save it?
Sink our teeth in, tear away at it
Can we hold out? Can you hold on?
'Cause I need you more than you know now
We play like we don't know
We both lie but we don't show
That something is changing between us
We start out in one lane, the same road
The same name but something we can't see divides us
You can blame it on the changes
I can take it any way it is
We just got lost but we both found
We need this more than ever
Can we take it? Can we save it?
Sink our teeth in, tear away at it
Can we hold out? Can you hold on?
'Cause I need you more than you know now
'Cause I need you more than you know now
'Cause I need you more than you know now
Don't run away 'cause I need you more than you know now
Don't run away, don't run away, don't run away
You can blame it on the changes
I can take it any way it is
We just got lost but we both found
We need this more than ever
Can we take it? Can we save it?
Sink our teeth in, tear away at it
Can we hold out? Can you hold on?
'Cause I need this more than ever
'Cause I need you more than you know now
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