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.
Sailor on the seven seas
his heart is filled with sadness and grief
No one knows what hides inside
behind his harrowed face
A short gaze at the sky
"A distant place is the place for me
Mother! Why didn't you give me wings?"
The wind is so hard
And with it comes rain
Beating deep inside my soul
The sea, she once was my friend,
now she's claiming me
I'm falling and it feels so right
I know I'm heading towards my eternal night
But a light in the deep tells of dawn
So I'm moving towards the beyond
Dreaming of heroics in the deep
but this is not my sleep
I know your secrets and your past
My words shall echo last
Oh yeah!
I think I was 12 years old
when I realized I wasn't immortal
And now in this world of green waves
it's all coming back to me
I've been here before
I remember a storm
Beating deep inside my soul
The sea, she once was my friend,
now she's claiming me
I'm falling and it feels so right
I know I'm heading towards my eternal night
But a light in the deep tells of dawn
So I'm moving towards the beyond
I'm moving towards the beyond
I'm falling and it feels so right
I know I'm heading towards my eternal night
But a light in the deep tells of dawn
So I'm moving towards the beyond
his heart is filled with sadness and grief
No one knows what hides inside
behind his harrowed face
A short gaze at the sky
"A distant place is the place for me
Mother! Why didn't you give me wings?"
The wind is so hard
And with it comes rain
Beating deep inside my soul
The sea, she once was my friend,
now she's claiming me
I'm falling and it feels so right
I know I'm heading towards my eternal night
But a light in the deep tells of dawn
So I'm moving towards the beyond
Dreaming of heroics in the deep
but this is not my sleep
I know your secrets and your past
My words shall echo last
Oh yeah!
I think I was 12 years old
when I realized I wasn't immortal
And now in this world of green waves
it's all coming back to me
I've been here before
I remember a storm
Beating deep inside my soul
The sea, she once was my friend,
now she's claiming me
I'm falling and it feels so right
I know I'm heading towards my eternal night
But a light in the deep tells of dawn
So I'm moving towards the beyond
I'm moving towards the beyond
I'm falling and it feels so right
I know I'm heading towards my eternal night
But a light in the deep tells of dawn
So I'm moving towards the beyond
Lyrics submitted by Ron256
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