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.
I hear a voice inside my head
I don't want to hear it again
See your face inside my head
I don't want to see it again
You say that love is everything
We made it that's for sure
Yet the key to my undoing
Is a knock upon your door
There you sit inside my head
I don't want to see you again
Hanging out, knocking me dead
I don't want to feel it again
You say that love is everything
I bought it that's for sure
Still the key to my undoing
Is the knock upon your door
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
Now there's trouble and a new romance
I don't want to hear it again
Running short on a second chance
Don't want to hear it again
You say that love is everything
We've been there that's for sure
Now you're living out the questions
I thought I answered years before
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
I hear your voice inside my head
I don't want to hear it again
Hanging out knocking me dead
I don't want to feel it again
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
I don't want to hear it again
See your face inside my head
I don't want to see it again
You say that love is everything
We made it that's for sure
Yet the key to my undoing
Is a knock upon your door
There you sit inside my head
I don't want to see you again
Hanging out, knocking me dead
I don't want to feel it again
You say that love is everything
I bought it that's for sure
Still the key to my undoing
Is the knock upon your door
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
Now there's trouble and a new romance
I don't want to hear it again
Running short on a second chance
Don't want to hear it again
You say that love is everything
We've been there that's for sure
Now you're living out the questions
I thought I answered years before
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
I hear your voice inside my head
I don't want to hear it again
Hanging out knocking me dead
I don't want to feel it again
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
When your world is falling down
I'll be beside you right or wrong
I'm the one to carry on
I'll be here to carry on
I'll be running down the road beside you
The one to carry on
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Carry On Lyrics as written by Kelly Keagy Jack Blades
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