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.
Reach for you, you're not there
I can't find you anywhere
Leaving on a plane
Covet me, I secret you
Want my love but not my truth
Treat me like a plague
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
You're so young I forget
I know things that you don't yet
The buzz is wearing off
I bear the key that you gave
Exposing me to everything
Then you broke my heart
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
I guess I felt that you were the truth in my integrity
You acted like you cared, you got down underneath
And now I'm watching you crawl
You must know what you've done
I'm starting to believe your kinda having fun
How did I get obsessed
Makes me mad that you exist
Please just go away
About a girl, about my love
How about I've had enough
There's nothing left to take
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
I guess I felt like you were the truth in my integrity
You acted like you cared, you got down underneath
And now I'm watching you crawl
You must know what you've done
I'm starting to believe you're kinda having fun
I feel like I've been sinking in your quicksand
You're standing there watching as I hold out my hand
I feel like you don't treat me like anything
I rather you just drench my heart in gasoline
I guess I felt like you were the truth in my integrity
You acted like you cared, you got down underneath
And now I'm watching you crawl
You must know what you've done
I'm starting to believe your kinda having fun
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
Something's feeling strange
I'm not doing okay
I can't find you anywhere
Leaving on a plane
Covet me, I secret you
Want my love but not my truth
Treat me like a plague
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
You're so young I forget
I know things that you don't yet
The buzz is wearing off
I bear the key that you gave
Exposing me to everything
Then you broke my heart
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
I guess I felt that you were the truth in my integrity
You acted like you cared, you got down underneath
And now I'm watching you crawl
You must know what you've done
I'm starting to believe your kinda having fun
How did I get obsessed
Makes me mad that you exist
Please just go away
About a girl, about my love
How about I've had enough
There's nothing left to take
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
I guess I felt like you were the truth in my integrity
You acted like you cared, you got down underneath
And now I'm watching you crawl
You must know what you've done
I'm starting to believe you're kinda having fun
I feel like I've been sinking in your quicksand
You're standing there watching as I hold out my hand
I feel like you don't treat me like anything
I rather you just drench my heart in gasoline
I guess I felt like you were the truth in my integrity
You acted like you cared, you got down underneath
And now I'm watching you crawl
You must know what you've done
I'm starting to believe your kinda having fun
You mean nothing to me
You mean nothing to me
Your time ran out
Something's feeling strange
I'm not doing okay
Lyrics submitted by EvaColory
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