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.
Why are you not here
I'm waiting for you
The hours is late
Outside a full moon
I look in the closet
With all of my dreams
Hung on the hangers
Are our memories
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Time so slowly runs
I yearn for the day
When longing shall pass
When I finish this game
You're finally here
Your face full of sorrow
Caused my heart to chill
And burned my eyes hollow
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
We walked int the forest picking blackberries
Your basket was full of blood-red raspberries
And just as a bold that comes from the blue
Your unspeakable sorrow into my basket flew
We walked in the forest looking for flames
Walking barefooted on the ground's solid frame
And just as a bolt that comes from the blue
Your unspeakable sorrow into my basket flew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
I'm waiting for you
The hours is late
Outside a full moon
I look in the closet
With all of my dreams
Hung on the hangers
Are our memories
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Time so slowly runs
I yearn for the day
When longing shall pass
When I finish this game
You're finally here
Your face full of sorrow
Caused my heart to chill
And burned my eyes hollow
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
We walked int the forest picking blackberries
Your basket was full of blood-red raspberries
And just as a bold that comes from the blue
Your unspeakable sorrow into my basket flew
We walked in the forest looking for flames
Walking barefooted on the ground's solid frame
And just as a bolt that comes from the blue
Your unspeakable sorrow into my basket flew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Single touch, a single stare
The air stood still as thick as glue
Like inspiration, out of nowhere
You changed the world I knew
Lyrics submitted by GiveMeHam
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