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 walk into a bar to take cover from the cold,
See a face I used to know once,
My body turns to stone.
My friend grabs my hand cos she knows about this man,
She says let's leave,
I say I don't think I can
And then I'm right back where we were
You made lungs of my eyes and your face was the air.
Walking up to me my head echoes with his name,
After all these years,
He still looks the same
He says I'm looking well and
I've never know him wrong, this smile's just the armour,
I built when he was gone
Then I'm right back where we were
You made lungs of my body and your hands were the air
And if a cold heart feels no pain,
Then tonight I'll sleep out in the rain,
And if a cold heart means I can't love again
Well that is a price I am willing to pay,
So tonight, I'll sleep out in the rain
I remember the pain so I say I have to go,
Leave before he does,
That's the one thing that I know
He puts his arms around me for the last time
Please God get me outta here
The salt's upon my eyes
Then I'm right back where we were
Running away from you gasping for air
And if a cold heart, feels no pain,
Then tonight I'll sleep out in the rain,
And if a cold heart means I can't love again
Well that is a price I am willing to pay,
Cos a cold heart could hear you name
And a cold heart could forget your face
So tonight, I'll sleep out in the rain
And if a cold heart still feels pain
At least these tears will wash away in this rain
Cos a cold heart could hear you name
And a cold heart could forget your face
I hear your name and I see your face
I hear your name and I see your face
So tonight, yeah tonight, I'll sleep out in the rain.
See a face I used to know once,
My body turns to stone.
My friend grabs my hand cos she knows about this man,
She says let's leave,
I say I don't think I can
And then I'm right back where we were
You made lungs of my eyes and your face was the air.
Walking up to me my head echoes with his name,
After all these years,
He still looks the same
He says I'm looking well and
I've never know him wrong, this smile's just the armour,
I built when he was gone
Then I'm right back where we were
You made lungs of my body and your hands were the air
And if a cold heart feels no pain,
Then tonight I'll sleep out in the rain,
And if a cold heart means I can't love again
Well that is a price I am willing to pay,
So tonight, I'll sleep out in the rain
I remember the pain so I say I have to go,
Leave before he does,
That's the one thing that I know
He puts his arms around me for the last time
Please God get me outta here
The salt's upon my eyes
Then I'm right back where we were
Running away from you gasping for air
And if a cold heart, feels no pain,
Then tonight I'll sleep out in the rain,
And if a cold heart means I can't love again
Well that is a price I am willing to pay,
Cos a cold heart could hear you name
And a cold heart could forget your face
So tonight, I'll sleep out in the rain
And if a cold heart still feels pain
At least these tears will wash away in this rain
Cos a cold heart could hear you name
And a cold heart could forget your face
I hear your name and I see your face
I hear your name and I see your face
So tonight, yeah tonight, I'll sleep out in the rain.
Lyrics submitted by deedee38
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