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.
500 letters from a stranger on my door...
500 letters, words like stars now I can see...
It felt so even seen, a childish game,
Lines of poetry, without a name.
Whizz of paranoia, wish upon a page
And seems obsession, turns to rage.
Why do you love me?
Why do you want to have me?
500 letters from a stranger on my door
500 revels inside, can't take it anymore
500 letters, words like stars now I can see
500 secrets, slowly killing me.
At the mercy of a violent hand
Trowing inches, in my head
I can't scape the way I feel inside
In every shadow, just a breath behind.
Why do you love me?
Why do you want to have me?
500 letters from a stranger on my door.
500 revels inside, can't take it anymore
500 letters, words like stars now I can see.
500 secrets, slowly killing me.
They found the final letter lying by his side,
a smile was on his face, cold as ice.
One less message written only for me,
now you won't forget: I see you in your dreams.
500 letters from the stranger on my door.
500 revels inside, can't take it anymore
500 letters, words like stars now I can see.
500 secrets, slowly killing me.
500 letters, words like stars now I can see...
It felt so even seen, a childish game,
Lines of poetry, without a name.
Whizz of paranoia, wish upon a page
And seems obsession, turns to rage.
Why do you love me?
Why do you want to have me?
500 letters from a stranger on my door
500 revels inside, can't take it anymore
500 letters, words like stars now I can see
500 secrets, slowly killing me.
At the mercy of a violent hand
Trowing inches, in my head
I can't scape the way I feel inside
In every shadow, just a breath behind.
Why do you love me?
Why do you want to have me?
500 letters from a stranger on my door.
500 revels inside, can't take it anymore
500 letters, words like stars now I can see.
500 secrets, slowly killing me.
They found the final letter lying by his side,
a smile was on his face, cold as ice.
One less message written only for me,
now you won't forget: I see you in your dreams.
500 letters from the stranger on my door.
500 revels inside, can't take it anymore
500 letters, words like stars now I can see.
500 secrets, slowly killing me.
Lyrics submitted by Sapherd
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