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.
Well, it makes no difference how far I go
Like the scar that hurts, it will always show
It makes no difference who I meet
They are just faces in the crowd on a dead-end street
It makes no difference where I turn
I can't get over you and the flame still burns
It makes no difference, night or day
The shadow never seems to fade away
And the sun don't shine anymore, yeah
You know the rain falls down on my door
Now there's no love as true as love
That dies untold
But the clouds never hung so low
So low before
Well, well, well, makes no difference how far I go
Like a scar the hurts it will always show
It makes no difference who in the world I meet
They're just a faces in the crowd on a dead-end street
And the sun don't shine, just don't shine anymore
No more
You know the rain falls down around my door
Yes, it does
These old love letters, well, I just can't keep
'Cause like the gambler says
You just gotta read 'em and weep
And the dawn some how won't rescue me, no more
Without your love I'm nothing at all
Like an empty hall, it's a lonely fall
Since you've been gone it's a losing battle
That stampeding cattle, they just rattle the walls
And the sun don't shine anymore
Oh, let me tell y'all
And the rain falls down, falls down around my door
Well, I love you so much
It's all I can do
Just to keep myself from telling you
That I never felt so alone before
I know that the sun don't shine anymore
Somebody help me say it
And the rain falls down all around my door
Got to say it again
Sun don't shine anymore
Rain falls down around my door
Like the scar that hurts, it will always show
It makes no difference who I meet
They are just faces in the crowd on a dead-end street
It makes no difference where I turn
I can't get over you and the flame still burns
It makes no difference, night or day
The shadow never seems to fade away
And the sun don't shine anymore, yeah
You know the rain falls down on my door
Now there's no love as true as love
That dies untold
But the clouds never hung so low
So low before
Well, well, well, makes no difference how far I go
Like a scar the hurts it will always show
It makes no difference who in the world I meet
They're just a faces in the crowd on a dead-end street
And the sun don't shine, just don't shine anymore
No more
You know the rain falls down around my door
Yes, it does
These old love letters, well, I just can't keep
'Cause like the gambler says
You just gotta read 'em and weep
And the dawn some how won't rescue me, no more
Without your love I'm nothing at all
Like an empty hall, it's a lonely fall
Since you've been gone it's a losing battle
That stampeding cattle, they just rattle the walls
And the sun don't shine anymore
Oh, let me tell y'all
And the rain falls down, falls down around my door
Well, I love you so much
It's all I can do
Just to keep myself from telling you
That I never felt so alone before
I know that the sun don't shine anymore
Somebody help me say it
And the rain falls down all around my door
Got to say it again
Sun don't shine anymore
Rain falls down around my door
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It Makes No Difference Lyrics as written by Robbie Robertson
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