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.
Your face, a buried memory. Your voice, a distant sound.
I left you miles behind while you were sleeping underground.
Have you woken, to find yourself alone?
Have you spoken, hoping that your words would find their way home?
And I'm haunted - in the middle of the night
And I'm haunted - by the things I didn't do
And I'm haunted - 'cause I didn't leave it right
And I'm haunted - by you
Your life was filled with misery, though you found your ways to hide it by and by.
We were the best of friends, agreed there was no need to see eye to eye.
How we'd drown are sorrows and laugh at the way the world works.
I'd never felt so alone, the day they lowered you in the earth
And I'm haunted - in the middle of a dream
And I'm haunted - out of the blue
And I'm haunted - by the visions that I've seen
And I'm haunted - by you
You looked so hard for freedom and embraced it when you could.
Doing anything to defeat your boredom, even if it didn't do you any good.
You chipped away at yourself, beneath your armor, glowing in the sun.
You were a holy one, destined to become forever young
Still I'm haunted - by the words we never spoke
And I'm haunted - by the silence, deep and true
And I'm haunted - by some long forgotten hope
And I'm haunted - by you
I left you miles behind while you were sleeping underground.
Have you woken, to find yourself alone?
Have you spoken, hoping that your words would find their way home?
And I'm haunted - in the middle of the night
And I'm haunted - by the things I didn't do
And I'm haunted - 'cause I didn't leave it right
And I'm haunted - by you
Your life was filled with misery, though you found your ways to hide it by and by.
We were the best of friends, agreed there was no need to see eye to eye.
How we'd drown are sorrows and laugh at the way the world works.
I'd never felt so alone, the day they lowered you in the earth
And I'm haunted - in the middle of a dream
And I'm haunted - out of the blue
And I'm haunted - by the visions that I've seen
And I'm haunted - by you
You looked so hard for freedom and embraced it when you could.
Doing anything to defeat your boredom, even if it didn't do you any good.
You chipped away at yourself, beneath your armor, glowing in the sun.
You were a holy one, destined to become forever young
Still I'm haunted - by the words we never spoke
And I'm haunted - by the silence, deep and true
And I'm haunted - by some long forgotten hope
And I'm haunted - by you
Lyrics submitted by firebirdmgt
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