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.
Give me one more quiet night
Before this loud morning gets it right and does me in
Does this story have an ending?
'Cause I'm needing to escape
And kill the blinding lights of day to try again
Close my eyes and start descending
I, I can't seem to find a way back in time
Every last thought of love we made
That still keeps me awake
Still keeps me from everything we had
And I'm trying to get back
Trying to get back
We keep floating towards the floor
Stuck in this pattern, nevermore of sink or swim
But the oxygen is proving more than words could ever say
To put these memories away so this is it
These rapid eyes will keep on moving
These rapid eyes will keep on moving
'Cause I, I can't seem to find a way back in time.
Every last thought of love we made.
That still keeps me awake
Still keeps me from everything we had
And I'm trying to get back
And I'm trying to get back
(And I'm trying to get back)
(Trying to get back)
Give me one more quiet
Before this loud morning gets
It right and does me in
Is this story worth forgetting?
'Cause I, I can't seem to find a way back in time
Every last thought of love we made
That still keeps me awake
Still keeps me from everything we had
That I'm trying to get back
Trying to get back
Trying to get back
Trying to get back
(Save me)
(Somebody save me)
(Mayday)
(Somebody save me)
Before this loud morning gets it right and does me in
Does this story have an ending?
'Cause I'm needing to escape
And kill the blinding lights of day to try again
Close my eyes and start descending
I, I can't seem to find a way back in time
Every last thought of love we made
That still keeps me awake
Still keeps me from everything we had
And I'm trying to get back
Trying to get back
We keep floating towards the floor
Stuck in this pattern, nevermore of sink or swim
But the oxygen is proving more than words could ever say
To put these memories away so this is it
These rapid eyes will keep on moving
These rapid eyes will keep on moving
'Cause I, I can't seem to find a way back in time.
Every last thought of love we made.
That still keeps me awake
Still keeps me from everything we had
And I'm trying to get back
And I'm trying to get back
(And I'm trying to get back)
(Trying to get back)
Give me one more quiet
Before this loud morning gets
It right and does me in
Is this story worth forgetting?
'Cause I, I can't seem to find a way back in time
Every last thought of love we made
That still keeps me awake
Still keeps me from everything we had
That I'm trying to get back
Trying to get back
Trying to get back
Trying to get back
(Save me)
(Somebody save me)
(Mayday)
(Somebody save me)
Lyrics submitted by heartbeatsforyou
Rapid Eye Movement Lyrics as written by David Hodges David Cook
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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