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.
Any given day, there's a jet flying somewhere
Oh, we bought a ticket and vanished in the sky
And how was I to know he was leaving in the morning
I never heard him go and then he never said goodbye
And I've learned to love the night 'cause the light's gonna get ya
Right between the eyes in the morning like a gun
And reaching out your hand and he's not there beside you
Oh, what can I say, I lost him in the sun
Hey and what have I done?
I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Know I lost him in the sun
I know I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Fire up your hearts 'cause the wind is getting cold
Now it always get cold for the riders of the night
You can carry that scar like you know what lonely is
And looking for a home like the bird, like a bird in flight
Oh, and what have I done?
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Know I lost him in the sun
I know I'd lost him in the sun
Oh, I'd lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Oh, we bought a ticket and vanished in the sky
And how was I to know he was leaving in the morning
I never heard him go and then he never said goodbye
And I've learned to love the night 'cause the light's gonna get ya
Right between the eyes in the morning like a gun
And reaching out your hand and he's not there beside you
Oh, what can I say, I lost him in the sun
Hey and what have I done?
I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Know I lost him in the sun
I know I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Fire up your hearts 'cause the wind is getting cold
Now it always get cold for the riders of the night
You can carry that scar like you know what lonely is
And looking for a home like the bird, like a bird in flight
Oh, and what have I done?
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Know I lost him in the sun
I know I'd lost him in the sun
Oh, I'd lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
Yeah, I lost him in the sun
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Lost Him in the Sun Lyrics as written by John C. Stewart
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