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.
Skipper to captain
I'm running aground
Swell of the ocean
Is dragging me down
You could be steamin ahead now
But we're drifing apart
Give me somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start
Santa Maria, I'm sailing away
It'll never be nearer
To what I want to say
Bridge on the ocean
Crossing my heart
Give me somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start, again
There's only one thing can keep me breathing
I need someone who can believe in me
Sound of the story
I've heard it before
And it's hardly a thriller
At least not anymore
We're out on the rooftops
And under the rain
And it's somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start again
The way that people always need to do
Full of fantasies that won't come true
But things won't go that way for me and you
This is something new
Only one thing can keep me breathing
I need someone who can believe in me
What could be better
Than falling in love
The city below us
It's cloudy above
We're out on the rooftops
And under the rain
And it's somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start again
I'm running aground
Swell of the ocean
Is dragging me down
You could be steamin ahead now
But we're drifing apart
Give me somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start
Santa Maria, I'm sailing away
It'll never be nearer
To what I want to say
Bridge on the ocean
Crossing my heart
Give me somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start, again
There's only one thing can keep me breathing
I need someone who can believe in me
Sound of the story
I've heard it before
And it's hardly a thriller
At least not anymore
We're out on the rooftops
And under the rain
And it's somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start again
The way that people always need to do
Full of fantasies that won't come true
But things won't go that way for me and you
This is something new
Only one thing can keep me breathing
I need someone who can believe in me
What could be better
Than falling in love
The city below us
It's cloudy above
We're out on the rooftops
And under the rain
And it's somewhere to jump from
Somewhere to start again
Lyrics submitted by nohitter151
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