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.
Voy a apagar la luz
Para pensar en ti
Y así, dejar volar
A mi imaginación
Ahí, donde todo lo puedo
Donde no hay imposibles
Qué importa vivir de ilusiones
Si así soy feliz
¿Cómo te abrazaré?
¿Cuánto te besaré?
Mis más ardientes anhelos
En ti realizaré
Te morderé los labios
Me llenaré de ti
Y por eso voy a apagar la luz
Para pensar en ti
Contigo aprendí
Que existen nuevas y mejores emociones
Contigo aprendí
A conocer un mundo nuevo de ilusiones
Aprendí
Que la semana tiene más de siete días
A hacer mayores mis contadas alegrías
Y a ser dichoso, yo contigo lo aprendí
Contigo aprendí
A ver la luz del otro lado de la luna
Contigo aprendí
Que tu presencia no la cambio por ninguna
Aprendí
Que puede un beso ser más dulce y más profundo
Que puedo irme mañana mismo de este mundo
Las cosas buenas ya contigo las viví
Y contigo aprendí
Que yo nací
El día en que
Te conocí
Para pensar en ti
Y así, dejar volar
A mi imaginación
Ahí, donde todo lo puedo
Donde no hay imposibles
Qué importa vivir de ilusiones
Si así soy feliz
¿Cómo te abrazaré?
¿Cuánto te besaré?
Mis más ardientes anhelos
En ti realizaré
Te morderé los labios
Me llenaré de ti
Y por eso voy a apagar la luz
Para pensar en ti
Contigo aprendí
Que existen nuevas y mejores emociones
Contigo aprendí
A conocer un mundo nuevo de ilusiones
Aprendí
Que la semana tiene más de siete días
A hacer mayores mis contadas alegrías
Y a ser dichoso, yo contigo lo aprendí
Contigo aprendí
A ver la luz del otro lado de la luna
Contigo aprendí
Que tu presencia no la cambio por ninguna
Aprendí
Que puede un beso ser más dulce y más profundo
Que puedo irme mañana mismo de este mundo
Las cosas buenas ya contigo las viví
Y contigo aprendí
Que yo nací
El día en que
Te conocí
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Voy a Apagar la Luz / Contigo Aprendí Lyrics as written by Armando Manzanero Canche
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