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.
Today I woke up early
I saw you sleeping there
I rose and tiptoed softly out
To see day dawn through cold air
The grass and leaves were lacy
In white dew soon melt away
I really wanted somebody to
Hold me and to say
Sweetheart, you're only human
Don't blame yourself so hard
You only did what we all do
You thought your love was enough to
Change his mind
Change his heart
Provide a place for your lives to start
But it takes two to try to
It takes two tryin'
It takes two tryin'
And you can't will
You can't will
You can't will love, love to life
But you can do the loving thing
Make like a bird and fly
I saw you sleeping there
I rose and tiptoed softly out
To see day dawn through cold air
The grass and leaves were lacy
In white dew soon melt away
I really wanted somebody to
Hold me and to say
Sweetheart, you're only human
Don't blame yourself so hard
You only did what we all do
You thought your love was enough to
Change his mind
Change his heart
Provide a place for your lives to start
But it takes two to try to
It takes two tryin'
It takes two tryin'
And you can't will
You can't will
You can't will love, love to life
But you can do the loving thing
Make like a bird and fly
Lyrics submitted by cavador, edited by kateejo17, yobrat, ShieskaClow, Ashlexa, toadling17, PJonny, adverbs
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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thanks for the lyric edits! I honestly couldn't find the right ones ANYWHERE online. Also, I love how this song can be so personal for everyone even if the meanings are completely different.
For me, the song has a lot to do with cynicism. I suppose there could be a personal story for me in there somewhere, but it's more just a connection to my life. The first verse to me sounds like she is a wounded animal, turned an ugly shade of angry and untrusting by things or past relationships in her life. Something with this guy became a trigger and brought back all of the memories, sort of like PTSD.
In the second verse, now that her new partner in this budding relationship has seen this side of her, even if it's not the real her, he can't go back to viewing her how he did before.
In the verse, it feels like she's begging him, trying to convince him that she's still the same girl, she just has all this shit, these scars, to work through. She's still human, it's just that sometimes she can turn and strike. The verse also has a more worldly meaning to me as well. It reminds me that everyone acts the way they do for a reason, and not to take things personally. They have scars and faults, but ultimately they are human, and probably beautiful underneath all of it and I should try to be more empathetic, understanding, and patient.
sorry, in the fourth paragraph I meant to say in the chorus, not in the verse.