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.
You hear my cry, lover of mine
No tear in the eye or fear in my mind
The forest is thick and you don't recognize
We parted our lips and we reached from inside
In a wide open field we know we can feel
Awake and unreal, off, off to nowhere
Off to nowhere
Off to nowhere
Need more people to be satisfied
No fear of a God and no prayer for the night
Come into our minds and you rush through our lives
We parted our lips and we reached from inside
In a wide open field we know we can feel
Awake and unreal, off, off to nowhere
Off to nowhere
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
Youngest fire, you decide
You decide what is right
Youngest fire, who decides?
We decide what is right
Near yet so far
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
No tear in the eye or fear in my mind
The forest is thick and you don't recognize
We parted our lips and we reached from inside
In a wide open field we know we can feel
Awake and unreal, off, off to nowhere
Off to nowhere
Off to nowhere
Need more people to be satisfied
No fear of a God and no prayer for the night
Come into our minds and you rush through our lives
We parted our lips and we reached from inside
In a wide open field we know we can feel
Awake and unreal, off, off to nowhere
Off to nowhere
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
The only thing you've got (off to nowhere)
You know you're better off without it
Youngest fire, you decide
You decide what is right
Youngest fire, who decides?
We decide what is right
Near yet so far
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Near yet so far (The only thing you've got)
Isn't it? (You know you're better off without it)
Lyrics submitted by avantexgarde
Lover of Mine Lyrics as written by Victoria Garance Alixe Legrand Alex Kristian Scally
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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