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 saw your face, stuck in a crowd
Silently screaming out loud
I felt the beat echo your heart
Throw me a line 'cause it's too far
All that you want, all that you see
All that you thought that you believe
Is it enough? Do you think it's too much?
You say you only trust what you can touch
All you got to do is reach out for it
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
Up to the ledge, put out my hands
Scared to the bones of where I'd land
Trade in my fears, trade in my thoughts
They disappear behind your walls
All that I want, all that I need
All that I thought I believed
Was it enough? Sure not too much?
Now you're the only thing that I can trust
All I got to do is reach out for it
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
It's all for you
It's all for you
Silently screaming out loud
I felt the beat echo your heart
Throw me a line 'cause it's too far
All that you want, all that you see
All that you thought that you believe
Is it enough? Do you think it's too much?
You say you only trust what you can touch
All you got to do is reach out for it
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
Up to the ledge, put out my hands
Scared to the bones of where I'd land
Trade in my fears, trade in my thoughts
They disappear behind your walls
All that I want, all that I need
All that I thought I believed
Was it enough? Sure not too much?
Now you're the only thing that I can trust
All I got to do is reach out for it
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
All that you want
Is standing right in front of you
All that you need
Is love.
It's all for you
It's all for you
Lyrics submitted by krachael00
Passenger Lyrics as written by Ryan Tedder
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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The first verse of the song is Ryan Tedder talking, and the second verse is the other person replying. "Do you think it's too much?" "You're not too much."
To me, it's about someone who needed help in a situation, and when the narrator helped them, everything seemed to go away "traded my fears, traded my faults, they disappeared behind your walls". The first part of the second verse sounds suicidal too, so maybe it has some suicide meaning too.
I've never really had a super clear understanding of what this song is about.
ryan tedder is a man faith faith and believes in god so to me its feels like god is talking to him