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.
we had come so far
and seen so much
because there's so much more we haven't seen
i'll keep hope
that some day
not far from now
you'll yearn to be
with me
and we
could go
to where
you used to take me
back when i was young
so i could pretend
you'd never be gone
now who will push me
so i can swing?
not you
but this is not farewell
it's just an end
a single phase of life completes and then
what comes next
is something
nobody knows
but there is one
thing i
cannot
let go
and that
is when i look at
a picture of you
my chest aches so much
from wishing i knew
if i'd made you proud
to be my mom
i hope
there will never be a night
as special as what we shared
with the wind whipping our faces
you then had declared
that even though a life can come to an end,
it's love lives on in stead
i hope there will be a day
as beautiful as the day
that i dream of when im falling asleep
in our house
where we are holding hands and starting to cross
a street we've never known
mom, i look both ways
and seen so much
because there's so much more we haven't seen
i'll keep hope
that some day
not far from now
you'll yearn to be
with me
and we
could go
to where
you used to take me
back when i was young
so i could pretend
you'd never be gone
now who will push me
so i can swing?
not you
but this is not farewell
it's just an end
a single phase of life completes and then
what comes next
is something
nobody knows
but there is one
thing i
cannot
let go
and that
is when i look at
a picture of you
my chest aches so much
from wishing i knew
if i'd made you proud
to be my mom
i hope
there will never be a night
as special as what we shared
with the wind whipping our faces
you then had declared
that even though a life can come to an end,
it's love lives on in stead
i hope there will be a day
as beautiful as the day
that i dream of when im falling asleep
in our house
where we are holding hands and starting to cross
a street we've never known
mom, i look both ways
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