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 was running out in the cold light,
Wondering where to go
To run away, without you
All my fear is coming home,
And it's ripped out for the show
You can't be me,
I will become you, tonight
I was wandering under black skies,
Clutching at what is mine
No control, left to lose
When I felt that it wouldn't phase me,
I ran and hid like a child
I feel so guilty,
I'll make it up to you, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
I was breaking out of my own skin,
Choking upon release
I'm in no state, to judge you
Scratching itches best left alone,
Chasing memories I used to own
I can't wait until this is over, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
Well the nightmares I've been having have arrived,
They're changing my future
Signs of my creation at my door,
How could you do this to her?
Wondering where to go
To run away, without you
All my fear is coming home,
And it's ripped out for the show
You can't be me,
I will become you, tonight
I was wandering under black skies,
Clutching at what is mine
No control, left to lose
When I felt that it wouldn't phase me,
I ran and hid like a child
I feel so guilty,
I'll make it up to you, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
I was breaking out of my own skin,
Choking upon release
I'm in no state, to judge you
Scratching itches best left alone,
Chasing memories I used to own
I can't wait until this is over, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
Well the nightmares I've been having have arrived,
They're changing my future
Signs of my creation at my door,
How could you do this to her?
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I was running out in the cold light Wondering where to go To run away without you All my fear is coming home Handing scripts out for the show You can be me I will become you, tonight...
I was wandering under black skies Clutching at what is mine No control left to lose Well I thought that it wouldn't phase me But I'm running like a child I feel so guilty I'll make it up to you, tonight...
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