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.
I lift my eyes to behold Your beauty
And I can feel Your heavenly pull
You meet my eyes, with Your love enfold me
To rest upon, the gaze of my soul
In front of me is the figure I long for
And I will turn to see no one else
But I'm consumed by Your grace and wonder
I'm finding You as I lose myself
I'm finding You as I lose
I, I wanna gaze into Your eyes
I wanna lose my soul in You, You
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back at me
The definition of my faith is a wonder
I?d rather look to You than know
Lord, I believe and I feel You moving
When I love with the love you've shown
The distractions of this world have trapped me
But I'm returning to the rest I've known
As a bird flies away and wanders
Returning to my heavenly home
Returning to my heavenly
I, I wanna gaze into Your eyes
I wanna lose my soul in You, You
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back at me
I can see You looking back at me
I can see You looking back
I, my eyes are on You
I can see You looking
I can see You looking back
I, I wanna gaze into Your eyes
I wanna lose my soul in You, You
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back at me
And I can feel Your heavenly pull
You meet my eyes, with Your love enfold me
To rest upon, the gaze of my soul
In front of me is the figure I long for
And I will turn to see no one else
But I'm consumed by Your grace and wonder
I'm finding You as I lose myself
I'm finding You as I lose
I, I wanna gaze into Your eyes
I wanna lose my soul in You, You
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back at me
The definition of my faith is a wonder
I?d rather look to You than know
Lord, I believe and I feel You moving
When I love with the love you've shown
The distractions of this world have trapped me
But I'm returning to the rest I've known
As a bird flies away and wanders
Returning to my heavenly home
Returning to my heavenly
I, I wanna gaze into Your eyes
I wanna lose my soul in You, You
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back at me
I can see You looking back at me
I can see You looking back
I, my eyes are on You
I can see You looking
I can see You looking back
I, I wanna gaze into Your eyes
I wanna lose my soul in You, You
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back
When I stare into Your eyes
I can see You looking back at me
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