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.
There's blood in the sky,
It bleeds from the land
Behind those eyes,
Diamonds turn to sand.
Such a beautiful fall,
I saw the surface break,
The water's so cold,
Your body shakes.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest.
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
You cut your ideas, in your own way,
The silly little plans, the games you play.
You try to make me lose faith,
We're all made that way.
There's a diamond in the rough,
There's a needle in the hay.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest...
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
It bleeds from the land
Behind those eyes,
Diamonds turn to sand.
Such a beautiful fall,
I saw the surface break,
The water's so cold,
Your body shakes.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest.
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
You cut your ideas, in your own way,
The silly little plans, the games you play.
You try to make me lose faith,
We're all made that way.
There's a diamond in the rough,
There's a needle in the hay.
On a stormy day the clouds move too fast to see,
The shapes they make or how they wrap,
Our little world right up.
Ohhhhhh!
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest...
I'm in your garden, but I want a forest,
I'm in god's garden,
I'll make it a forest,
I'll make it a forest.
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Ok a bit tired and spelling like a dork - but sure you'll get the jist of it...
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