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.
A vision of you there, standing tall
By the gate
Everything is new, stare into
What is not yet
As your bones grow and you feel the pain
In exchange
Experiences hang, run round your mind
And collide
Hang your toes over the edge
'Cause you can
You can switch your place, hide inside
If you try
You'll open up your eyes and realize
How you fit in the wild
A lion is a lion, no apologies
And a leash is a leech
In a corral, you're safe and warm
Pass it on to every sheep
Time and time again you stick your self
To accept someone else
Give up the wish let go of the dream
Barricade, fantasy
Burn the dogma, let the fire
Overtake the desire to define
(I will find a way to keep this moment)
What's raging
(For myself
I will find a way...)
Out of control
Like a wheel
(I will find a way...)
Like a storm
(To keep this moment for myself)
Like a virus
(I will find a way...)
Like an ocean
Like a silence
(I will find a way)
An emotion
(To keep this moment for myself)
Like a darkness
(I will find a way... (I will find a way...))
Like a chance
An idea
(I will find a way...)
Like a verb
Like an outrage
(To keep this moment for myself)
Like a sunrise
Like a monster
(I will find a way...)
Like a monster
Like a mantra
Like a mantra
(Never be the same...)
(Never be the same...)
(Never be the same...)
(Never be..)
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
By the gate
Everything is new, stare into
What is not yet
As your bones grow and you feel the pain
In exchange
Experiences hang, run round your mind
And collide
Hang your toes over the edge
'Cause you can
You can switch your place, hide inside
If you try
You'll open up your eyes and realize
How you fit in the wild
A lion is a lion, no apologies
And a leash is a leech
In a corral, you're safe and warm
Pass it on to every sheep
Time and time again you stick your self
To accept someone else
Give up the wish let go of the dream
Barricade, fantasy
Burn the dogma, let the fire
Overtake the desire to define
(I will find a way to keep this moment)
What's raging
(For myself
I will find a way...)
Out of control
Like a wheel
(I will find a way...)
Like a storm
(To keep this moment for myself)
Like a virus
(I will find a way...)
Like an ocean
Like a silence
(I will find a way)
An emotion
(To keep this moment for myself)
Like a darkness
(I will find a way... (I will find a way...))
Like a chance
An idea
(I will find a way...)
Like a verb
Like an outrage
(To keep this moment for myself)
Like a sunrise
Like a monster
(I will find a way...)
Like a monster
Like a mantra
Like a mantra
(Never be the same...)
(Never be the same...)
(Never be the same...)
(Never be..)
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
And all of this will never be the same again
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