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.
We go back a long long way
And it seems like yesterday
When the words are spoken
Or whispered in your ear
Things have changed since we first met
You alone are more than I expect
But the good outweighs the bad
By 110 per cent
You take me to the top
You're everything I've got
You catch me if I'm falling
Oh all the way
You take me to the top
You catch me if I'm falling oh
Some things go in circles
Something's in the air
You know just what I'm feeling
You can make the difference
You know I really care
You take me to the top
You're everything I've got
You catch me if I'm falling oh all the way
You take me to the top
You catch me if I'm falling
Oh ah ah oh
If I could dream a dream
With a happy end
You'd be in it every night
Again and again
Right here by my side
You'd never go away
But I'm awake
I sing I say
You take me to the top
You're everything I've got
You catch me if I'm falling
Oh all the way
You take me to the top
You catch me if I'm falling oh
And it seems like yesterday
When the words are spoken
Or whispered in your ear
Things have changed since we first met
You alone are more than I expect
But the good outweighs the bad
By 110 per cent
You take me to the top
You're everything I've got
You catch me if I'm falling
Oh all the way
You take me to the top
You catch me if I'm falling oh
Some things go in circles
Something's in the air
You know just what I'm feeling
You can make the difference
You know I really care
You take me to the top
You're everything I've got
You catch me if I'm falling oh all the way
You take me to the top
You catch me if I'm falling
Oh ah ah oh
If I could dream a dream
With a happy end
You'd be in it every night
Again and again
Right here by my side
You'd never go away
But I'm awake
I sing I say
You take me to the top
You're everything I've got
You catch me if I'm falling
Oh all the way
You take me to the top
You catch me if I'm falling oh
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Take Me to the Top Lyrics as written by Robin W Zander Rick Nielsen
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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