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.
Do you ever really stop to wonder
Playing games that you play
That our dreams couldn't last any longer
While the world passed us by
You took my dreams and destroyed them completely
Dying in the morning light
Don't want to be just another trip you step over
Now we're running out of time
(Chorus)
You've grown so cold, so low
I just can't stand it any longer
You won't find a taste so sweet
Forever gonna be sugar free
You've given in to lies and suspicion
A lonely way to survive
Now you're forever looking over your shoulder
Until your last breath of life
Baby will you ever stop till you're someone
Or find a place to belong
Dying to clear a space in all this confusion
Before the sweetness is gone
[Chorus]
Where's the love like Jesus
The shiver of the flesh pleases
Even the coldest soul makes you whole
Count me in, one to ten
Discrete and sentimental
Warm as a gentle breeze outside
See your reflection in my black eyes
[Chorus twice]
Where's the love like Jesus
The shiver of the flesh pleases
Even the coldest soul makes you whole
Count me in, from one to ten
Discrete and sentimental
Warm as a gentle breeze
Ask my ego, ask my pride, outside
See your reflection in my black eyes
In my eyes
Ask my ego, ask my pride
Even the gentle soul makes you whole
Pick your paradise...
Playing games that you play
That our dreams couldn't last any longer
While the world passed us by
You took my dreams and destroyed them completely
Dying in the morning light
Don't want to be just another trip you step over
Now we're running out of time
(Chorus)
You've grown so cold, so low
I just can't stand it any longer
You won't find a taste so sweet
Forever gonna be sugar free
You've given in to lies and suspicion
A lonely way to survive
Now you're forever looking over your shoulder
Until your last breath of life
Baby will you ever stop till you're someone
Or find a place to belong
Dying to clear a space in all this confusion
Before the sweetness is gone
[Chorus]
Where's the love like Jesus
The shiver of the flesh pleases
Even the coldest soul makes you whole
Count me in, one to ten
Discrete and sentimental
Warm as a gentle breeze outside
See your reflection in my black eyes
[Chorus twice]
Where's the love like Jesus
The shiver of the flesh pleases
Even the coldest soul makes you whole
Count me in, from one to ten
Discrete and sentimental
Warm as a gentle breeze
Ask my ego, ask my pride, outside
See your reflection in my black eyes
In my eyes
Ask my ego, ask my pride
Even the gentle soul makes you whole
Pick your paradise...
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Sugar Free Lyrics as written by Corinne Drewery Andrew John Connell
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