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.
Don't you miss your family and your friends
Don't it feel like this road, never ends
And don't your freedom make you feel so small
You knock one down, and there's another wall
And so you let it creep back in your memory
And you let it live there, in your mind
Because your to scared to be alone
Your to scared you'll be left behind
Are you one your way
Are you on your way yeah
Are you on your way
Are you comin' home
(x2)
And don't you hate livin' with that emptiness
You've got someone, but you're a lonely mess
Don't you hate waiting on, a better day
You know that it will leave you, as soon as it gets here anyway
But you can't erase it, from your memory
So you let it live there in your mind
Because your to scared to be alone
Your to scared you'll be left behind
Are you on your way
Are you on your way yeah
Are you on your way
Are you comin' home
(x2)
When are you comin' home
When are you comin' home
It's kinda like a race in time
You can't see the sign
But you are not alone
So even if you change your mind
You can't turn back time
But you are not alone (you are not alone)
Are you on your way
Are you on your way yeah
Are you on your way
When are you comin' home
(x2)
Don't it feel like this road, never ends
And don't your freedom make you feel so small
You knock one down, and there's another wall
And so you let it creep back in your memory
And you let it live there, in your mind
Because your to scared to be alone
Your to scared you'll be left behind
Are you one your way
Are you on your way yeah
Are you on your way
Are you comin' home
(x2)
And don't you hate livin' with that emptiness
You've got someone, but you're a lonely mess
Don't you hate waiting on, a better day
You know that it will leave you, as soon as it gets here anyway
But you can't erase it, from your memory
So you let it live there in your mind
Because your to scared to be alone
Your to scared you'll be left behind
Are you on your way
Are you on your way yeah
Are you on your way
Are you comin' home
(x2)
When are you comin' home
When are you comin' home
It's kinda like a race in time
You can't see the sign
But you are not alone
So even if you change your mind
You can't turn back time
But you are not alone (you are not alone)
Are you on your way
Are you on your way yeah
Are you on your way
When are you comin' home
(x2)
Lyrics submitted by BWeiss5421
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