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.
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday
I believe a new salvation is coming, you better get running
Some say heavens here on earth, but it's nowhere to be found now
What you see it can be found, watch another day pass you by
What else do you see flowers in the rain of the yesterday?
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday
Have you seen your eyes of a child that makes you wanna cry, cry, oh why
And they get older when night seems to get colder
Then that seems to survive somehow someway, oh yeah
What you see it can be found, watch another day pass you by
What else do you see flowers in the rain of the yesterday?
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday, flowers in the rain of the yesterday
Everyday people trying to find some peace of mind I pray, hey, hey
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday, flowers in the rain
I believe in the new salvation, do you believe in the revolution?
What so ever you believe a paradise to achieve
Brother to brother, man to man, eye to eye in the Promised Land
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday, flowers in the rain
(Back to me) I say flowers in the rain of the yesterday, yeah yeah
What you see it can be found (New salvation)
Watch another day pass you by (Revolution)
What else do you see flowers in the rain?
What you see it can be found (New salvation)
Watch another day pass you by (Revolution)
What else do you see flowers in the rain? What you see it can be found
Watch another day pass you by, what else do you see?
I believe a new salvation is coming, you better get running
Some say heavens here on earth, but it's nowhere to be found now
What you see it can be found, watch another day pass you by
What else do you see flowers in the rain of the yesterday?
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday
Have you seen your eyes of a child that makes you wanna cry, cry, oh why
And they get older when night seems to get colder
Then that seems to survive somehow someway, oh yeah
What you see it can be found, watch another day pass you by
What else do you see flowers in the rain of the yesterday?
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday, flowers in the rain of the yesterday
Everyday people trying to find some peace of mind I pray, hey, hey
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday, flowers in the rain
I believe in the new salvation, do you believe in the revolution?
What so ever you believe a paradise to achieve
Brother to brother, man to man, eye to eye in the Promised Land
Flowers in the rain of the yesterday, flowers in the rain
(Back to me) I say flowers in the rain of the yesterday, yeah yeah
What you see it can be found (New salvation)
Watch another day pass you by (Revolution)
What else do you see flowers in the rain?
What you see it can be found (New salvation)
Watch another day pass you by (Revolution)
What else do you see flowers in the rain? What you see it can be found
Watch another day pass you by, what else do you see?
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