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.
I want to live a pure life,
I'd say that it's about the time
Don't judge me for the things I've done
To get off the only one
The place I've found in ignorance
A slow burning of
I fear I am resigned
To the sky and up my mind
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Lord knows, what I've hurt
My love, my love
To be so blind I could not see
To save you and the some tells me
Sanctuary in his kiss,
We still can't find to end of this
Cause every time you think of me
The black covers what might be
The no, no, calm that down
Together but all alone
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Lord knows, what I've hurt
My love, my love
When love is smothered out in fear
Gonna hate until the cold
The day we wake up feeling clear
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Lord knows, what I've hurt
My love, my love
I'd say that it's about the time
Don't judge me for the things I've done
To get off the only one
The place I've found in ignorance
A slow burning of
I fear I am resigned
To the sky and up my mind
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Lord knows, what I've hurt
My love, my love
To be so blind I could not see
To save you and the some tells me
Sanctuary in his kiss,
We still can't find to end of this
Cause every time you think of me
The black covers what might be
The no, no, calm that down
Together but all alone
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Lord knows, what I've hurt
My love, my love
When love is smothered out in fear
Gonna hate until the cold
The day we wake up feeling clear
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Oh boy, I can't hurt you anymore
Lord knows, what I've hurt
My love, my love
Lyrics submitted by bebounds, edited by tvesrb, georgwagner7
Lord Knows Lyrics as written by Kristin Gundred
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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