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.
You've got the sun on your face
That's nothing new
You got them all on the case
All on the case just for you
And it's easy when you don't' look down
You need me, to keep you safe and sound
You can hear me calling
When everything is falling
Around you round you
You can hear me coming
When life it starts running
Around you round you
Yeah I know that we'll find
Happiness in our mind
If we keep our minds open to see
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
You've got the best of friends
You know it's true
You're one up on a man
And I'm making a plan all for you
And it's alright if you don't fight this alone
Cause tonight you won't be on your own
You can hear me calling
When everything is falling
Around you round you
You can hear me coming
When life it starts running
Around you round you
Yeah I know that we'll find
Happiness in our mind
If we keep our minds open to see
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
And it's alright if you don't fight this alone
Cause tonight you won't be on your own
You can hear me calling
When everything is falling
Around you round you
You can hear me coming
When life it starts running
Around you round you
Yeah I know that we'll find
Happiness in our mind
If we keep our minds open to see
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
That's nothing new
You got them all on the case
All on the case just for you
And it's easy when you don't' look down
You need me, to keep you safe and sound
You can hear me calling
When everything is falling
Around you round you
You can hear me coming
When life it starts running
Around you round you
Yeah I know that we'll find
Happiness in our mind
If we keep our minds open to see
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
You've got the best of friends
You know it's true
You're one up on a man
And I'm making a plan all for you
And it's alright if you don't fight this alone
Cause tonight you won't be on your own
You can hear me calling
When everything is falling
Around you round you
You can hear me coming
When life it starts running
Around you round you
Yeah I know that we'll find
Happiness in our mind
If we keep our minds open to see
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
And it's alright if you don't fight this alone
Cause tonight you won't be on your own
You can hear me calling
When everything is falling
Around you round you
You can hear me coming
When life it starts running
Around you round you
Yeah I know that we'll find
Happiness in our mind
If we keep our minds open to see
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
All that we gotta do
Is just remember to breathe
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Breathe Lyrics as written by Goetz Botzenhardt Daniel Reid
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