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.
I can not hold this anymore
My hands are tired of only waiting to let go
And I am waiting, still
I used to know which way to turn
You were a light inside a tunnel in my head
I try to follow, still
I try to follow, still
It's hard to see you, we are older now
And when I find you, you just turn around
This is a black and white of you I've found
I hang you up and then I pull you down
I hang you up and then I pull you down
No more apologies from me
My arms are tired of picking up what I put down
You're all I think of, still
I'm gonna miss you everyday
I turn my back on anyone who won't believe
And it gets lonely, still
It gets lonely, still
It's hard to see you, we are older now
And when I find you, you just turn around
This is a black and white of you I've found
I hang you up and then I pull you down
I hang you up and then I pull you down
I get lost sometimes
Another year flies by
But I know if I try
Memories of the light in your eyes
Can take me back in time
It's hard to see you, we are older now
And when I find you, you just turn around
This is a black and white of you I found
I hang you up and then I pull you down
It's hard to see you we are older now (we are older now)
And when I find you, you just turn around (you turn around)
This is a black and white of you I found (you I found)
I hang you up and then I pull you down
(Pull you down)
I hang you up and then I pull you down
(Pull you down)
I hang you up and then I pull you down
(Pull you down)
I don't hear music anymore
My ears are tired of all the pictures in the words
'Cause you are in them, still
My hands are tired of only waiting to let go
And I am waiting, still
I used to know which way to turn
You were a light inside a tunnel in my head
I try to follow, still
I try to follow, still
It's hard to see you, we are older now
And when I find you, you just turn around
This is a black and white of you I've found
I hang you up and then I pull you down
I hang you up and then I pull you down
No more apologies from me
My arms are tired of picking up what I put down
You're all I think of, still
I'm gonna miss you everyday
I turn my back on anyone who won't believe
And it gets lonely, still
It gets lonely, still
It's hard to see you, we are older now
And when I find you, you just turn around
This is a black and white of you I've found
I hang you up and then I pull you down
I hang you up and then I pull you down
I get lost sometimes
Another year flies by
But I know if I try
Memories of the light in your eyes
Can take me back in time
It's hard to see you, we are older now
And when I find you, you just turn around
This is a black and white of you I found
I hang you up and then I pull you down
It's hard to see you we are older now (we are older now)
And when I find you, you just turn around (you turn around)
This is a black and white of you I found (you I found)
I hang you up and then I pull you down
(Pull you down)
I hang you up and then I pull you down
(Pull you down)
I hang you up and then I pull you down
(Pull you down)
I don't hear music anymore
My ears are tired of all the pictures in the words
'Cause you are in them, still
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Hang You Up Lyrics as written by Ryan Michael Mendez Longineu Warren Iii Parsons
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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