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 world as I know it would never ever spin again
If not for dark
I couldn't recognise a spark
If not for evil
The kind man would walk on by invisible
If not for the devil
How can Mother Mary [......]
If not for bad stuff
The good would never be enough
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin again
If there's no wars of violence
The kind whispers scream a sonic silence
If not for fear
Our hope is nowhere near
If not for rain
The sun would never split the skies again
If in doing what was right we should tread
Feeling all our rescue's only up ahead
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin again
I'm on the road to somewhere
You're on the road to somewhere
We're on the road to somewhere
If not for rain
The sun would never split the sky again
If in doing what was right we should tread
Feeling all our rescue's only up ahead
[........]
[........]
If not for fear
Our hope is nowhere near
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin again
If not for dark
I couldn't recognise a spark
If not for evil
The kind man would walk on by invisible
If not for the devil
How can Mother Mary [......]
If not for bad stuff
The good would never be enough
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin again
If there's no wars of violence
The kind whispers scream a sonic silence
If not for fear
Our hope is nowhere near
If not for rain
The sun would never split the skies again
If in doing what was right we should tread
Feeling all our rescue's only up ahead
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin again
I'm on the road to somewhere
You're on the road to somewhere
We're on the road to somewhere
If not for rain
The sun would never split the sky again
If in doing what was right we should tread
Feeling all our rescue's only up ahead
[........]
[........]
If not for fear
Our hope is nowhere near
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin
If not for loneliness
A friend is somewhere in the wilderness
If our love was ever to part ways
Then the world as I know it would never ever spin again
Lyrics submitted by ScottishFiction
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The world as I know it Would never ever spin again.
If not for dark I couldn't recognize a spark If not for evil The kind man would walk on by invisible
If not for the devil How could mother Mary play the hero If not for bad stuff The good would never be enough
If not for loneliness A friend is somewhere in the wilderness If our love was ever to part ways then the world as i know it Would never ever spin again
If not for words of violence The kind whisper screams a sonic silence If not for fear A hope is nowhere near
If not for rain The sun would never split the skies again If in doomed waters we should tread Fear not, our rescues only up ahead
If not for loneliness A friend is somewhere in the wilderness If our love was ever to part ways then The world as i know it Would never ever spin again
I'm on the road to somewhere Your on the road to somewhere we're on the road to somewhere
If not for rain The sun would never split the skies again If in doomed waters we should treat Fear not, our rescues only up ahead
If not for bobby crying blue on blue Joy would carry on the stranger you once knew If not for fear A hope is nowhere near
The world as I know it Would never ever spin again.
If not for dark I couldn't recognize a spark If not for evil The kind man would walk on by invisible
If not for the devil How could mother Mary play the hero If not for bad stuff The good would never be enough
If not for loneliness A friend is somewhere in the wilderness If our love was ever to part ways then the world as i know it Would never ever spin again
If not for words of violence The kind whisper screams a sonic silence If not for fear A hope is nowhere near
If not for rain The sun would never split the skies again If in doomed waters we should tread Fear not, our rescues only up ahead
If not for loneliness A friend is somewhere in the wilderness If our love was ever to part ways then The world as i know it Would never ever spin again
I'm on the road to somewhere Your on the road to somewhere we're on the road to somewhere
If not for rain The sun would never split the skies again If in doomed waters we should treat Fear not, our rescues only up ahead
If not for bobby crying blue on blue Joy would carry on the stranger you once knew If not for fear A hope is nowhere near