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 remember on the road together
That we drove in El Camino weather
When that song started playing again
We were singing it to the wind
All the words they rang so true
They were written for me and you
We had an anthem, we had a creed
We were all that we would ever need
And now the radio plays that song
I don't know if I can sing along
I don't know if I can sing along
And make it through
I remember how we drove so far
They were playing in a roadside bar
And you jumped up when they played our tune
They were singing it to me and you
I remember how we drove all night
You took me home in the morning light
You my anthem, you my creed
You were all that I would ever need
And now the radio plays that song
I don't know if I can sing along
I don't know if I can sing along
And make it through
'Cause when the radio plays that song
Left alone by the side of the road
Am I ever gonna make it through?
Am I ever gonna be with you?
Now the radio plays that song
I don't know if I can sing along
Am I ever gonna make it through?
Am I ever gonna be with you?
'Cause when the radio plays that song
Left alone by the side of the road
Am I ever gonna make it through?
Am I ever gonna be with you?
That we drove in El Camino weather
When that song started playing again
We were singing it to the wind
All the words they rang so true
They were written for me and you
We had an anthem, we had a creed
We were all that we would ever need
And now the radio plays that song
I don't know if I can sing along
I don't know if I can sing along
And make it through
I remember how we drove so far
They were playing in a roadside bar
And you jumped up when they played our tune
They were singing it to me and you
I remember how we drove all night
You took me home in the morning light
You my anthem, you my creed
You were all that I would ever need
And now the radio plays that song
I don't know if I can sing along
I don't know if I can sing along
And make it through
'Cause when the radio plays that song
Left alone by the side of the road
Am I ever gonna make it through?
Am I ever gonna be with you?
Now the radio plays that song
I don't know if I can sing along
Am I ever gonna make it through?
Am I ever gonna be with you?
'Cause when the radio plays that song
Left alone by the side of the road
Am I ever gonna make it through?
Am I ever gonna be with you?
Lyrics submitted by mayamayouidiot
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