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 have spent too many nights
Wondering what wrong did I do
Was it something I said
Or did my silence haunt you
Never meant for you to question
Didn't intend to enrage
You say I've got a way with words
You say I always run to them
Tonight I feel abandoned
By the muse of my heart
Tear by tear
I feel us tearing apart
Like an avalanche
This love is falling
Crushing you and I
Will there be survivors
When the storm is over
Someone left to cry.
Do you ever remember
What it was once like
How you would move every mountain
Just to be by my side
Now I feel that I must struggle
Just to get into your mind
Can't you hear me I'm hanging
Won't you let me in tonight
Like an avalanche
This love is falling
Crushing you and I
Will there be survivors
When the storm is over
Someone left to cry
Tonight I feel abandoned
By the muse of my heart
Tear by tear I feel us tearing apart
Like an avalanche
This love is falling
Crushing you and I
Will there be survivors
When the storm is over
Someone left to cry
Wondering what wrong did I do
Was it something I said
Or did my silence haunt you
Never meant for you to question
Didn't intend to enrage
You say I've got a way with words
You say I always run to them
Tonight I feel abandoned
By the muse of my heart
Tear by tear
I feel us tearing apart
Like an avalanche
This love is falling
Crushing you and I
Will there be survivors
When the storm is over
Someone left to cry.
Do you ever remember
What it was once like
How you would move every mountain
Just to be by my side
Now I feel that I must struggle
Just to get into your mind
Can't you hear me I'm hanging
Won't you let me in tonight
Like an avalanche
This love is falling
Crushing you and I
Will there be survivors
When the storm is over
Someone left to cry
Tonight I feel abandoned
By the muse of my heart
Tear by tear I feel us tearing apart
Like an avalanche
This love is falling
Crushing you and I
Will there be survivors
When the storm is over
Someone left to cry
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Avalanche Lyrics as written by Soraya Lamilla
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