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.
And I've been lightin' fire
Eye is sobbing so weak
Life's caught up with me
I am too tired to run
My motivation's yawning
The light is never dawning
And yet for this I'm longing
The black hole I've become
If things started too late
And what I'm demonstrating
Then I won't need to pull back
To a safety zone
I suppose I'm fighting
I suppose I'm blinding
I suppose I'm winding
Long way to the road to the sun
It's do or die, hi, goodbye
Dreams inside, wild ride
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
I see my smoking gun
Talkin' till I'm weary
Tryin' to change the story
The truth or reason
Never goes away
Take it easy, can I
Walk away from the lies?
Lose in desperate games that
I can't afford to play
It's do or die, hi, goodbye
Dreams inside, wild ride
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
It's do or die, hi, goodbye
Dreams inside, wild ride
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
I see my smoking gun
I see my, I see my, I see my smokin' gun
I see my smokin' gun, I see my smokin' gun
You spoke too soon
I see my, I see my, I see my, I see my
It's a road to the sun, a road to the sun
I see my smokin' gun
Eye is sobbing so weak
Life's caught up with me
I am too tired to run
My motivation's yawning
The light is never dawning
And yet for this I'm longing
The black hole I've become
If things started too late
And what I'm demonstrating
Then I won't need to pull back
To a safety zone
I suppose I'm fighting
I suppose I'm blinding
I suppose I'm winding
Long way to the road to the sun
It's do or die, hi, goodbye
Dreams inside, wild ride
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
I see my smoking gun
Talkin' till I'm weary
Tryin' to change the story
The truth or reason
Never goes away
Take it easy, can I
Walk away from the lies?
Lose in desperate games that
I can't afford to play
It's do or die, hi, goodbye
Dreams inside, wild ride
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
It's do or die, hi, goodbye
Dreams inside, wild ride
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
Driving by I see my smoking gun
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
We're in nowhere to what I've done
Road to the sun, it's a hard one
I see my smoking gun
I see my, I see my, I see my smokin' gun
I see my smokin' gun, I see my smokin' gun
You spoke too soon
I see my, I see my, I see my, I see my
It's a road to the sun, a road to the sun
I see my smokin' gun
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