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.
On the night that we met
You said that you wanted
Something more from me
And it was all that I could do
I remember your face, like a child
The way that you blushed and
The way that you smiled
Now it's all that I can do
And I wake up feeling new
There's so much more than I ever knew
So I think of all those years spent alone
It's like you're searching for something
To make you feel whole
Like you're half of something else
Like you're half of something else
Just a fraction of yourself
You take it so hard, we did what we could
There were no easy answers
To be understood
It was all that we could do
We're the only ones who knew
Now all I think about is you
The way that you screamed
The way that you cried
The way that you wiped your eyes
And fall against my side
The way that you told
Told me I was wrong
And the way that you'd sing
When you'd hear a song
And the way that you'd answered
When you knew I was gone
Now I know that I'm blind
And that you're all I see
And I know it's not clever
I just want you with me
I'm only half of something else
I'm only half of something else
I'm only half of something else
You said that you wanted
Something more from me
And it was all that I could do
I remember your face, like a child
The way that you blushed and
The way that you smiled
Now it's all that I can do
And I wake up feeling new
There's so much more than I ever knew
So I think of all those years spent alone
It's like you're searching for something
To make you feel whole
Like you're half of something else
Like you're half of something else
Just a fraction of yourself
You take it so hard, we did what we could
There were no easy answers
To be understood
It was all that we could do
We're the only ones who knew
Now all I think about is you
The way that you screamed
The way that you cried
The way that you wiped your eyes
And fall against my side
The way that you told
Told me I was wrong
And the way that you'd sing
When you'd hear a song
And the way that you'd answered
When you knew I was gone
Now I know that I'm blind
And that you're all I see
And I know it's not clever
I just want you with me
I'm only half of something else
I'm only half of something else
I'm only half of something else
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Half of Something Else Lyrics as written by Noah Harmon Mikel Frans Jollett
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