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.
Senses start to falter
My vision is altered
There's a blind wind running
Through the trees
My memories
They deceive so cunningly
With no reply
With no reprieve
I try to chase what I believe
Into my mind
Where I lie
That everything's fine
But if I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
But if I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
I don't want to tell you goodbye
But I don't want to tell you a lie
This thing
This aching
Tears my heart and
Cuts me down to size
I don't remember
A time when things like this
Weren't so amiss
This abyss
I can't believe
I'm so naive to this
If I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
But if I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
If I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
If I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
If I could
Turn around
Hear the sound
Feel the ground
Falling beneath me
My vision is altered
There's a blind wind running
Through the trees
My memories
They deceive so cunningly
With no reply
With no reprieve
I try to chase what I believe
Into my mind
Where I lie
That everything's fine
But if I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
But if I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
I don't want to tell you goodbye
But I don't want to tell you a lie
This thing
This aching
Tears my heart and
Cuts me down to size
I don't remember
A time when things like this
Weren't so amiss
This abyss
I can't believe
I'm so naive to this
If I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
But if I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
If I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
If I could
Turn around
And if I could
Hear the sound
And if I could
Feel the ground
Falling beneath
Falling beneath me
If I could
Turn around
Hear the sound
Feel the ground
Falling beneath me
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If I Could... Lyrics as written by Jack Hody Johnson
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