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.
After all the lights come down
And the circus has left town
Will you be the one I can count on
Will you be around
When the stage is dark and empty
And the last song has been sung
Will the love you feel still be as strong
To help me carry on
Let me know the words inside you, say I do
Tell me it's love it's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one
When it's easier to walk away
Are you strong enough to turn the page
Do you know how to begin again
Would you let me in
I'd get through anything I had to if I've got you
Tell me it's love it's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one
'Cause you know I want nothing else
Then to have you to myself
Your love is all I ever knew
If you feel it let me know the words inside you
Say I do
Tell me it's love that's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one that's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one
And the circus has left town
Will you be the one I can count on
Will you be around
When the stage is dark and empty
And the last song has been sung
Will the love you feel still be as strong
To help me carry on
Let me know the words inside you, say I do
Tell me it's love it's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one
When it's easier to walk away
Are you strong enough to turn the page
Do you know how to begin again
Would you let me in
I'd get through anything I had to if I've got you
Tell me it's love it's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one
'Cause you know I want nothing else
Then to have you to myself
Your love is all I ever knew
If you feel it let me know the words inside you
Say I do
Tell me it's love that's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one that's all I want to hear you say
That we're in love, that you're always gonna feel this way
No matter what, no matter when
You know I'd do it all again
Tell me it's love
Say I'm the one
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