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.
kagami yo kagami yo kagami-san
sekai de ichiban kawaigaru no wa yamete yo
toge no you na shisen semaru
yasashii furi shita kanojo ga
suteki na bansan motenasatta
sotto kuchi ni fukumu to "emi"
usureyuku ishi no naka de yume o mite'ru
itsuka no otogibanashi toki ga tomaru
onegai kisu de me o samashite hoshii no
shiroi hitsugi kara tsuredasu you ni
tsukisasaru nikushimi wa doramateki na jijou
inotte mo kimi wa mada konai
kagami yo kagami yo kagami-san
nekutai makase ya hoho ni aisatsu suru kara
netami o kawarete shimatta
nanatsu no kobito wa iru kedo
tasukeru soburi shiranpuri ne
sotto kubi o tsukamare "emi"
hitotsubu no namida sae mo nuguenakute
kokyuu mo mamanaranai shikai useta
kiesou da kara hayaku kakete hoshii no
wake wa kikanaide kotaerarenai
nozomanai nikumare wa fukai ai no jijou
mou sugu de inaku naru no ka na
togirete'ku inochi no oto
doku-ringo o shokushita shoujo no you ni
nemuri ni tsuku
onegai kisu de me o samashite hoshii no
mune no naka no koe todokimasu ka
kaidan o nobottara doa o akeru dake de
mitsukaru yo aa
onegai kisu de me o samashite hoshii no
shiroi hitsugi kara tsuredasu you ni
tsukisasaru nikushimi wa doramateki na jijou
inotte mo kimi wa mada konai
kiete shimau sono mae ni
sekai de ichiban kawaigaru no wa yamete yo
toge no you na shisen semaru
yasashii furi shita kanojo ga
suteki na bansan motenasatta
sotto kuchi ni fukumu to "emi"
usureyuku ishi no naka de yume o mite'ru
itsuka no otogibanashi toki ga tomaru
onegai kisu de me o samashite hoshii no
shiroi hitsugi kara tsuredasu you ni
tsukisasaru nikushimi wa doramateki na jijou
inotte mo kimi wa mada konai
kagami yo kagami yo kagami-san
nekutai makase ya hoho ni aisatsu suru kara
netami o kawarete shimatta
nanatsu no kobito wa iru kedo
tasukeru soburi shiranpuri ne
sotto kubi o tsukamare "emi"
hitotsubu no namida sae mo nuguenakute
kokyuu mo mamanaranai shikai useta
kiesou da kara hayaku kakete hoshii no
wake wa kikanaide kotaerarenai
nozomanai nikumare wa fukai ai no jijou
mou sugu de inaku naru no ka na
togirete'ku inochi no oto
doku-ringo o shokushita shoujo no you ni
nemuri ni tsuku
onegai kisu de me o samashite hoshii no
mune no naka no koe todokimasu ka
kaidan o nobottara doa o akeru dake de
mitsukaru yo aa
onegai kisu de me o samashite hoshii no
shiroi hitsugi kara tsuredasu you ni
tsukisasaru nikushimi wa doramateki na jijou
inotte mo kimi wa mada konai
kiete shimau sono mae ni
Lyrics submitted by Lichery
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