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.
My resistance is broken
I cannot even lift my head
Left myself too wide open
Now I pull back myself instead
Is it true that although I'm numb it's burning?
Is it true that outside the world keeps turning?
[Chorus]
And then it's you - you rouse in me the fire I need
And it's true - you show me how to put me at ease
And when you soothe you reach to pull me out from the deep
What a fool - because you should be the one I relieve
For when you rise and carry on and take me one step beyond
You find the words that I'd never search for
You try to make me strong and take me one step beyond
You win the thoughts that I cannot fight for
My resistance gets weaker
How to breathe when the air is gone?
Can one lose what one lived for?
How to end? How to carry on?
[Chorus]
Soaking up the moonlight remorsefully - picking up the dirt devotedly
How to keep on, to keep on?
Exchanging a dime for misery - relinquishing hopes reluctantly
How to keep on, to keep on?
My resistance is broken
I can not even lift my head
Left myself too wide open
Now I pull back myself instead
[Chorus]
[Chorus again, second half only, 2x]
I cannot even lift my head
Left myself too wide open
Now I pull back myself instead
Is it true that although I'm numb it's burning?
Is it true that outside the world keeps turning?
[Chorus]
And then it's you - you rouse in me the fire I need
And it's true - you show me how to put me at ease
And when you soothe you reach to pull me out from the deep
What a fool - because you should be the one I relieve
For when you rise and carry on and take me one step beyond
You find the words that I'd never search for
You try to make me strong and take me one step beyond
You win the thoughts that I cannot fight for
My resistance gets weaker
How to breathe when the air is gone?
Can one lose what one lived for?
How to end? How to carry on?
[Chorus]
Soaking up the moonlight remorsefully - picking up the dirt devotedly
How to keep on, to keep on?
Exchanging a dime for misery - relinquishing hopes reluctantly
How to keep on, to keep on?
My resistance is broken
I can not even lift my head
Left myself too wide open
Now I pull back myself instead
[Chorus]
[Chorus again, second half only, 2x]
Lyrics submitted by NickBush24
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