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.
To give up one's dreams, to give up all you want in life
Before it consumes you
To take a shelter and run into a stranger's arms
Leaving all that's familiar
The pain will run as deep as I want it to go
I finally found within myself that I knew nothing at all
One day, last year, I thought that I conquered the world
One day, last year, I knew the real world inside out
Nothing could stop me, not even you
But now look at me
I've conquered more than just the world
Before we met, I'd been crushed a thousand ways
Forgot my own name
Behind the limelight, kindness is all you gave to me
I thank you for your dignity
Caught up in the rat race I stopped to feel your hand
I think I finally know how it feels to be loved for who I am
One day, last year, I thought that I conquered the world
One day, last year, I knew the real world inside out
Nothing could stop me, not even you
But now look at me
I've conquered mroe than just the world
Before it consumes you
To take a shelter and run into a stranger's arms
Leaving all that's familiar
The pain will run as deep as I want it to go
I finally found within myself that I knew nothing at all
One day, last year, I thought that I conquered the world
One day, last year, I knew the real world inside out
Nothing could stop me, not even you
But now look at me
I've conquered more than just the world
Before we met, I'd been crushed a thousand ways
Forgot my own name
Behind the limelight, kindness is all you gave to me
I thank you for your dignity
Caught up in the rat race I stopped to feel your hand
I think I finally know how it feels to be loved for who I am
One day, last year, I thought that I conquered the world
One day, last year, I knew the real world inside out
Nothing could stop me, not even you
But now look at me
I've conquered mroe than just the world
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