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.
Sometimes the Universe
Fits inside my world
There's nowhere else to be
And no place to return
The power in my hands
Let law be made by force
At times my conscience speaks
But now it's more and more
The day I'm waiting for...
... Is in the air I breathe
Fine and strong and pure
Out in the sea beneath,
The mountains and the shore
Inside this picture,
A city made by God
Irrational progress
But now it's more and more
Today the skies are blue
I hold the sun tight in my arms...
Rio, falling apart
Someday I will die for you
Never, never give it up
One day I will die for you
In your arms!
I see my universe
Grow larger than before
Maybe it's just because
Nobody card to shut the door!
I'm locked inside your arms,
The key is in my soul
There is no true escape
So here's where I belong
I look around and see
A city made by God
I used to be free
But now I am no more
Together we are strong
Let's play the future on our dreams
Rio, falling apart
Someday I will die for you
Never, never give it up
To play with desire
It's playing with fire
Right form the start!
Fits inside my world
There's nowhere else to be
And no place to return
The power in my hands
Let law be made by force
At times my conscience speaks
But now it's more and more
The day I'm waiting for...
... Is in the air I breathe
Fine and strong and pure
Out in the sea beneath,
The mountains and the shore
Inside this picture,
A city made by God
Irrational progress
But now it's more and more
Today the skies are blue
I hold the sun tight in my arms...
Rio, falling apart
Someday I will die for you
Never, never give it up
One day I will die for you
In your arms!
I see my universe
Grow larger than before
Maybe it's just because
Nobody card to shut the door!
I'm locked inside your arms,
The key is in my soul
There is no true escape
So here's where I belong
I look around and see
A city made by God
I used to be free
But now I am no more
Together we are strong
Let's play the future on our dreams
Rio, falling apart
Someday I will die for you
Never, never give it up
To play with desire
It's playing with fire
Right form the start!
Lyrics submitted by annazoff
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