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.
The unspoken truth
I see in your eyes
I'm not gonna let you not fly
Let's make our own rules
We can't question why
For now we must turn out the lights
Cause I won't let us kill this love
I won't let us mess this up
And as I lie here in the dark
I know there'll be another sunrise
We're still standing
But we're so far from home
Covered in bandage
I'm turning myself into stone
So I can let you go
It's not the end I know
Cause our hearts will beat once more
When you bring me back to life
When you bring me back to life
When the band-aids fall off
Time will help mend
That's when we can re-begin
Our paths they will cross
Will cross once again
I know how this story will end
I will never kill this love
I will never mess this up
Cause it's the real thing, and at the right time
I know there'll be another sunrise
We're still standing
But we're so far from home
Covered in bandage
I'm turning myself into stone
So I can let you go
It's not the end I know
Cause our hearts will beat once more
When you bring me back to life
When you bring me back to life
Now I can't breathe
Now I can't feel
My heart is frozen waiting for you
Nothing can break me
No one can take me
Only you can bring me back to life
Only you can bring me back to life
(one, two, three, four)
We're still standing
But we're so far from home
Covered in bandage
I'm turning myself into stone
So I can let you go
It's not the end I know
Cause our hearts will beat once more
When you bring me back to life
When you bring me back to life
I see in your eyes
I'm not gonna let you not fly
Let's make our own rules
We can't question why
For now we must turn out the lights
Cause I won't let us kill this love
I won't let us mess this up
And as I lie here in the dark
I know there'll be another sunrise
We're still standing
But we're so far from home
Covered in bandage
I'm turning myself into stone
So I can let you go
It's not the end I know
Cause our hearts will beat once more
When you bring me back to life
When you bring me back to life
When the band-aids fall off
Time will help mend
That's when we can re-begin
Our paths they will cross
Will cross once again
I know how this story will end
I will never kill this love
I will never mess this up
Cause it's the real thing, and at the right time
I know there'll be another sunrise
We're still standing
But we're so far from home
Covered in bandage
I'm turning myself into stone
So I can let you go
It's not the end I know
Cause our hearts will beat once more
When you bring me back to life
When you bring me back to life
Now I can't breathe
Now I can't feel
My heart is frozen waiting for you
Nothing can break me
No one can take me
Only you can bring me back to life
Only you can bring me back to life
(one, two, three, four)
We're still standing
But we're so far from home
Covered in bandage
I'm turning myself into stone
So I can let you go
It's not the end I know
Cause our hearts will beat once more
When you bring me back to life
When you bring me back to life
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Sunrise Lyrics as written by Wayne Wilkins Stefanie Ridel
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
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