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.
I tied your shoes while you
Sat and watched the rain
Hands folded across your lap and the dull
Look of peace across your face
Mom down the hall, Bible pressed to her chest
When she swore the Devil hides in everything
And her room was the only safe haven left
She watched us grow through window panes
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something's in the way
You had held my hand while the
Wind whistled nocturnes in the dark
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something's in the way
Never knew what it meant to be whole and free
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something's in the way
Neither one of them mocks if we steer
From paths only they can see
But sink or swim is all they'd say
Your hand rode the wind out
The window of the train
We slept in our seats with our
Knees curled beneath our dirty chins
Dad gripped the bags like they might fly away
And the scenery beyond the glass was liquid
We sat and soaked it in
I felt your breath along the way
I'd hold your hand when the sky fell apart
And you would hold my hand if you
Felt me slipping back into the dark
I can't tell from the ground
If the sky will fall
I can't tell from the sky if
There's anybody down there at all
It's empty inns and empty plates
Sat and watched the rain
Hands folded across your lap and the dull
Look of peace across your face
Mom down the hall, Bible pressed to her chest
When she swore the Devil hides in everything
And her room was the only safe haven left
She watched us grow through window panes
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something's in the way
You had held my hand while the
Wind whistled nocturnes in the dark
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something's in the way
Never knew what it meant to be whole and free
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something in the middle
Something's in the way
Neither one of them mocks if we steer
From paths only they can see
But sink or swim is all they'd say
Your hand rode the wind out
The window of the train
We slept in our seats with our
Knees curled beneath our dirty chins
Dad gripped the bags like they might fly away
And the scenery beyond the glass was liquid
We sat and soaked it in
I felt your breath along the way
I'd hold your hand when the sky fell apart
And you would hold my hand if you
Felt me slipping back into the dark
I can't tell from the ground
If the sky will fall
I can't tell from the sky if
There's anybody down there at all
It's empty inns and empty plates
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