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.
Coming up on what you wait
And everything is the same to you
You looking up at the sky among the sea all blue
You started it then such a lost for words
Oh thank God you never thought this through
Feel the breeze as it slowly starts to burn on you
When I see rainbows, I just fly
We're kissing rainbows in the sky
When I see rainbows, yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows yes you and I
You started it then such a lost of words
What I first thought what you heard about me
There is a guarantee plenty more is on it's way
Oh and I'm singing songs for the first time
And there is a chance to be yourself
Take you business and share with everyone else
When I see rainbows, I just fly
We're kissing rainbows, you and I
When I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We are kissing rainbows, bloody rainbows in the sky
Coming up on what you wait
And everything is the same to you
You looking up at the sky among the sea all blue
Oh when I see rainbows, I just fly
We're kissing rainbows, you and I
Oh when I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows, bloody rainbows in the sky
When I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows, in the sky
When I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows yes in the sky
And everything is the same to you
You looking up at the sky among the sea all blue
You started it then such a lost for words
Oh thank God you never thought this through
Feel the breeze as it slowly starts to burn on you
When I see rainbows, I just fly
We're kissing rainbows in the sky
When I see rainbows, yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows yes you and I
You started it then such a lost of words
What I first thought what you heard about me
There is a guarantee plenty more is on it's way
Oh and I'm singing songs for the first time
And there is a chance to be yourself
Take you business and share with everyone else
When I see rainbows, I just fly
We're kissing rainbows, you and I
When I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We are kissing rainbows, bloody rainbows in the sky
Coming up on what you wait
And everything is the same to you
You looking up at the sky among the sea all blue
Oh when I see rainbows, I just fly
We're kissing rainbows, you and I
Oh when I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows, bloody rainbows in the sky
When I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows, in the sky
When I see rainbows yes I feel so high
We're kissing rainbows yes in the sky
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Rainbows Lyrics as written by Ronald Miller Tom Baird
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