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.
Doko ga ii no ka wakannai kedo
Kimi ga sonna ni iu kara
Chekku shite mita kedo sappari wakannai
Neiru mo attenai shi kamigata wa sannen mae
Iketenai pattoshinai
Yappari watashi maketeru toko nante nai
Datte ano ko wa kyou mo dare ni demo shippo futteiruwa
Me ga atte dokidoki suru no wa
Tomodachi no mama ja irarenai aizu?
Motto shiritai no futari no aida ni
Nanika ga okorisou na ki ga shiteru
Sonna koi no hanashi no you na
Sou demo nai you na uta wo utatte miru
Kimi ni wa todokanai todokenai
Maa, sore kurai ga choudo ii watashi no merodi
Koi no imeeji doori na omoi ga ichinichijuu guruguru uzumaite
Kagami ni utsutta shikamettsura
Demo konna hen na kanjou ni furimawasareru no mo
Jitsu wa angai kirai ja nai
Mite yo watashi no azaa saido
Kitto kimi wa kizuitenai
Ryouri mo souji mo acchi no hou mo
Kiyou ni konaseru taipu
Nee shourai yuubou yo
Chanto kansou kikasete choudai
Fureatte dokidoki suru no wa
Nakayoshi na dake ja irarenai aizu
Motto chikazuite tameshite mitai desho?
Ano ko ni wa misenai kao ga mitai
Masaka koi wo shiteru nante
Kimi ni muchuu da nante mitometakunai kedo
Furimuite hoshii sore dake de
Haato ga korokoro to uousaou
Masani koi no imeeji doori na omoi ga ichinichijuu guruguru uzumaite
Kagami ni utsutta shikamettsura
Are? Chotto matta kokontoko waraenai watashi mo
Yappa taishita koto nai
Doko ga ii no ka wakannai kedo
Kimi ga sonna ni iu kara
Ano ko no meiku maneshite miru
Kimi ga sonna ni iu kara
Chekku shite mita kedo sappari wakannai
Neiru mo attenai shi kamigata wa sannen mae
Iketenai pattoshinai
Yappari watashi maketeru toko nante nai
Datte ano ko wa kyou mo dare ni demo shippo futteiruwa
Me ga atte dokidoki suru no wa
Tomodachi no mama ja irarenai aizu?
Motto shiritai no futari no aida ni
Nanika ga okorisou na ki ga shiteru
Sonna koi no hanashi no you na
Sou demo nai you na uta wo utatte miru
Kimi ni wa todokanai todokenai
Maa, sore kurai ga choudo ii watashi no merodi
Koi no imeeji doori na omoi ga ichinichijuu guruguru uzumaite
Kagami ni utsutta shikamettsura
Demo konna hen na kanjou ni furimawasareru no mo
Jitsu wa angai kirai ja nai
Mite yo watashi no azaa saido
Kitto kimi wa kizuitenai
Ryouri mo souji mo acchi no hou mo
Kiyou ni konaseru taipu
Nee shourai yuubou yo
Chanto kansou kikasete choudai
Fureatte dokidoki suru no wa
Nakayoshi na dake ja irarenai aizu
Motto chikazuite tameshite mitai desho?
Ano ko ni wa misenai kao ga mitai
Masaka koi wo shiteru nante
Kimi ni muchuu da nante mitometakunai kedo
Furimuite hoshii sore dake de
Haato ga korokoro to uousaou
Masani koi no imeeji doori na omoi ga ichinichijuu guruguru uzumaite
Kagami ni utsutta shikamettsura
Are? Chotto matta kokontoko waraenai watashi mo
Yappa taishita koto nai
Doko ga ii no ka wakannai kedo
Kimi ga sonna ni iu kara
Ano ko no meiku maneshite miru
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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