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.
Every time that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life
Is in book's written pages
Lived and learned from fools and from sages
You know it's true
And all the things come back to you
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me just for today
And maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until the dream come true
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until your dream comes true
Dream on (dream on), dream on (dream on)
Dream on (dream on), dream on (dream on)
Dream on, dream on
Dream on, on
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay
I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win
Half my life
Is in book's written pages
Lived and learned from fools and from sages
You know it's true
And all the things come back to you
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me just for today
And maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until the dream come true
Dream on, dream on, dream on
Dream until your dream comes true
Dream on (dream on), dream on (dream on)
Dream on (dream on), dream on (dream on)
Dream on, dream on
Dream on, on
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh and sing for the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away
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