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.
Watching out the window
the room's been dark since yesterday
Making sure the door's locked
Making sure the toys are put away
I know a secret
you disappear without a sound
Tie it up and tear it down
I try to remember our time together
One promise ruin everything
I never noticed the way you look at me
A deception you can't keep from me
Watching from the backseat
waiting for the light to disappear
I wonder where the night went
looking down the road that led us here
I used to know you
But that was in another life
And I can't wait another night
Do you remember last December?
One promise ruin everything
I never noticed the dying energy
A deception you can't keep from me
I try to remember our time together
One promise ruin everything
I never noticed the way you look at me
A deception you can't keep from me
the room's been dark since yesterday
Making sure the door's locked
Making sure the toys are put away
I know a secret
you disappear without a sound
Tie it up and tear it down
I try to remember our time together
One promise ruin everything
I never noticed the way you look at me
A deception you can't keep from me
Watching from the backseat
waiting for the light to disappear
I wonder where the night went
looking down the road that led us here
I used to know you
But that was in another life
And I can't wait another night
Do you remember last December?
One promise ruin everything
I never noticed the dying energy
A deception you can't keep from me
I try to remember our time together
One promise ruin everything
I never noticed the way you look at me
A deception you can't keep from me
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@peril2pancakes I think it's about being deceived in a relationship, controlled and being fooled and used. <br /> <br /> "you disappear without a sound, tie it up and tear it down" i think that means that the other person always does what they wish, control everything, ruin everything and just leave whenever they want. <br /> <br /> "Making sure the door's locked, making sure the toys are put away" i think the writer is saying that they are always the one making sure everything's okay, and tidying up all they mess the other person leaves. Maybe locking the door to protect themselves?<br /> <br /> Maybe the big deception in the chorus is not being properly loved and they are finally realising. The other person promised they loved them and would never leave or hurt them or whatever, but obviously theyve been breaking that promise over time. <br /> <br /> They probably made that promise in december :P<br /> <br /> "I never notice the way you look at me" is probably that they never noticed what the other person really thought of them.