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.
It comes
A visible horizon
Right where it starts it ends
Oh, and then we start the end
It comes
A visible illusion
Oh, where it starts and ends
Love like a sunset
A visible horizon
Right where it starts it ends
Oh, and then we start the end
It comes
A visible illusion
Oh, where it starts and ends
Love like a sunset
Lyrics submitted by minimegoosey
Love Like a Sunset, Pt. 2 Lyrics as written by Frederic Moulin Christian Mazzalai
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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The correct lyrics are (taken from the CD sheet) :
Acres Visible horizon Right where it starts and ends When did we start the end?
Acres Visible illusion Where it starts it ends Love like a sunset
Cheers.
I wanna say this is about a break up, but I'm not sure. "When did we start the end?" and "Love like a sunset" both make me think that this song is about the end of a long relationship. Love starts and ends in cycles just like the sunrise and sunset.
My interpretation of it is that a sunset is something that is beautiful. But when you see one starting you know it means it's ending soon. So, perhaps, this is about having strong feelings for someone, knowing that it'll never work out but going for it anyway. I'm sure many people have been in the situation where they have this immediate strong connection with someone but it burns out as quickly as it lit up and they foresaw exactly where it was going before it even began.
wrote a short story based on this song awhile ago, i think i summed it up by saying "our love was like a sunset -- it was beautiful before it was gone"
Isn't it:
here comes visible horizon right where it starts it ends oh and then we start the end
here comes a visible illusion oh, where it starts it ends
love like a sunset
It's:
day comes visible horizon right where it starts it ends oh and then we start the end.
day comes a visible illusion oh where it starts it ends.
Love like a sunset.
"love like a sunset" at the end is the only correction that must be made - incredibly beautiful song
i'm pretty sure the end is "you're like a sunset." i listened to that part over and over before posting the lyrics just to make sure
listened again, and i guess i'm wrong. =(
The correct lyrics are (taken from the CD sheet) :
Acres Visible horizon Right where it starts and ends When did we start the end?
Acres Visible illusion Where it starts it ends Love like a sunset
Cheers.
Dombilepetitlutin is right.
This song is so beautiful. I hate to cheapen it, but I can't help but think of a one night stand or friends with benefits. Like an illusion of love. You feel it only while it lasts, which isn't long. Or it could be about a relationship that ended as quickly as it started.
I had this song on my ipod for the longest time before I listened to the whole thing. Its such a long song with a weird start. My favorite is the last 2 minutes. But I wouldn't say one night stand. BUt deff something along the lines of breaking up with someone you love and looking at the relationship as a whole "when did we start to end?" makes me think where did we go wrong? when did our happiness together start ending?