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.
If there's sand that you ain't wrote your name in
If you're tired of the view from the same window
If there's lips that you wanna get drunk on
Ferris wheels that you need to get stuck on, go
See everythin' you think you need to see
Then come back to me
If there's pavement you ain't put your shoes on
If there's dance floors you ain't made a move on yet
If you're feelin' too safe here beside me
And you wanna do somethin' you might regret
Try the whole world on if you feel the need
Then come back to me
I wouldn't want
You to miss a thing
I wouldn't wake
You from any dream
You ever have
So, go on, and go, unroll every map
But if you gotta leave
You gotta know
I love you enough
To let you go
If there's greener grass
Hey, I wanna hold you, but I don't wanna hold you back
If you fly like a bird in the Jetstream
Hope the sky is a Hollywood set scene blue
If you land with a tan and your shades on
Hope the promise the postcard made comes true
But if it ain't all that you dreamed it to be
Come back to me
I wouldn't want
You to miss a thing
I wouldn't wake
You from any dream
You ever have
So, go on, and go, unroll every map
But if you gotta leave
You gotta know
I love you enough
To let you go
If there's greener grass
Hey, I wanna hold you, but I don't wanna hold you back
If you find someone else who deserves you
Hope he loves you enough not to hurt you
But if he does, you know right where I'll be
Come back to me
If you're tired of the view from the same window
If there's lips that you wanna get drunk on
Ferris wheels that you need to get stuck on, go
See everythin' you think you need to see
Then come back to me
If there's pavement you ain't put your shoes on
If there's dance floors you ain't made a move on yet
If you're feelin' too safe here beside me
And you wanna do somethin' you might regret
Try the whole world on if you feel the need
Then come back to me
I wouldn't want
You to miss a thing
I wouldn't wake
You from any dream
You ever have
So, go on, and go, unroll every map
But if you gotta leave
You gotta know
I love you enough
To let you go
If there's greener grass
Hey, I wanna hold you, but I don't wanna hold you back
If you fly like a bird in the Jetstream
Hope the sky is a Hollywood set scene blue
If you land with a tan and your shades on
Hope the promise the postcard made comes true
But if it ain't all that you dreamed it to be
Come back to me
I wouldn't want
You to miss a thing
I wouldn't wake
You from any dream
You ever have
So, go on, and go, unroll every map
But if you gotta leave
You gotta know
I love you enough
To let you go
If there's greener grass
Hey, I wanna hold you, but I don't wanna hold you back
If you find someone else who deserves you
Hope he loves you enough not to hurt you
But if he does, you know right where I'll be
Come back to me
Lyrics submitted by Booyahhayoob
Come Back to Me Lyrics as written by Shane Mcanally Brandy Lynn Clark
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Anthem Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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