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.
Have i ever told you about the way things were on the night we met
or how the moon crashed down when the sun went settling behind the clouds to make room for the night
it's alright you don't remember
we were both 18 so the story goes, it was 10:15 but no buddy knows just how we both wound up how we both found our way here
well i know conversation settled in
and i can feel the room begin to spin
i found a reason i finally found that i can feel the air underneath my feet
the writing on the wall says it's time to leave
we can fall in love if we just let go
we can fall apart but we'd never know
the night played out like a movie screen
or like a picture you could find inside a magazine
you said i'm sorry but i don't think that i got your name it's unimportant but hey it's so important that you watch this room spin
so we can sit back and let it settle in
so we can hear the sound
of us lifting off the ground
well i know conversation settled in
and i can feel the room begin to spin
i found a reason i finally found that i can feel the air underneath my feet
the writing on the wall says it's time to leave
we can fall in love if we just let go
we can fall apart but we'd never know
I've been meaning to say that i love you
i've been meaning to say that i need
i've been meaning to say that i won't spend a day here without you
(She said LA, she said, it's never been so cold, she said, she said i'm without you, without you)
or how the moon crashed down when the sun went settling behind the clouds to make room for the night
it's alright you don't remember
we were both 18 so the story goes, it was 10:15 but no buddy knows just how we both wound up how we both found our way here
well i know conversation settled in
and i can feel the room begin to spin
i found a reason i finally found that i can feel the air underneath my feet
the writing on the wall says it's time to leave
we can fall in love if we just let go
we can fall apart but we'd never know
the night played out like a movie screen
or like a picture you could find inside a magazine
you said i'm sorry but i don't think that i got your name it's unimportant but hey it's so important that you watch this room spin
so we can sit back and let it settle in
so we can hear the sound
of us lifting off the ground
well i know conversation settled in
and i can feel the room begin to spin
i found a reason i finally found that i can feel the air underneath my feet
the writing on the wall says it's time to leave
we can fall in love if we just let go
we can fall apart but we'd never know
I've been meaning to say that i love you
i've been meaning to say that i need
i've been meaning to say that i won't spend a day here without you
(She said LA, she said, it's never been so cold, she said, she said i'm without you, without you)
Lyrics submitted by kimmyb
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