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.
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
There's nothing like a clear peace of mind
To overcome the hardships in life
To sort out the wrong from the right
Someone's in line, but they can't get me down
I got my own self by my side
And mentally we gotta be free
I see the wickedness coming full speed
But, I hold together like the ball needs the seam
I'm trying to do something not nothing
You're trying to hold me back and that's fine
Nothing you say or do is worth my time
Good day to you, I respectfully decline
And now I'm coming stronger than ever
You say I'm a fool
I say whatever
I'm in it for the good vibes together
And the love lasts forever
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
Nothing you can do to me now
Nothing you can say to me now
Now it's been seven years running
Backyards and front yards and at the eight seven
Some hit the scene with a bang and that set it
And some they didn't really work hard to get it
Dream on they say dream on you're weak,
But my hand's still high cause in my mind I've achieved
IV set the pace for a dream
6500 all the living I need
There's nothing you can say to me now
There's nothing you can do to me now
Nothing you can say to me now
There's nothing you can do to me now
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
There's nothing you can say to me now
Nothing you can do to me now
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
There's nothing like a clear peace of mind
To overcome the hardships in life
To sort out the wrong from the right
Someone's in line, but they can't get me down
I got my own self by my side
And mentally we gotta be free
I see the wickedness coming full speed
But, I hold together like the ball needs the seam
I'm trying to do something not nothing
You're trying to hold me back and that's fine
Nothing you say or do is worth my time
Good day to you, I respectfully decline
And now I'm coming stronger than ever
You say I'm a fool
I say whatever
I'm in it for the good vibes together
And the love lasts forever
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
Nothing you can do to me now
Nothing you can say to me now
Now it's been seven years running
Backyards and front yards and at the eight seven
Some hit the scene with a bang and that set it
And some they didn't really work hard to get it
Dream on they say dream on you're weak,
But my hand's still high cause in my mind I've achieved
IV set the pace for a dream
6500 all the living I need
There's nothing you can say to me now
There's nothing you can do to me now
Nothing you can say to me now
There's nothing you can do to me now
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
No time for the wicked
If you're in my line, I'ma go around the side, and still bring it
Sky is the limit
Out of my way
You can't get me down
There's nothing you can say to me now
Nothing you can do to me now
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Sky Is the Limit Lyrics as written by Marley Williams Eric Rachmany
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