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'd like to see you just one more time
I give or take an inch or two, now what's the crime?
The dogs tore into him until
There was nothing left except what was left
I imagine that's not much
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Swelling inside me
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
She ripped it open with a plastic knife
I'd been waiting for something like that for all my life
You push your buttons, lock your doors
Your velvet screens they don't love anymore
It's the way that you see it
It's what you see
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Swelling inside me
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
They beat her black and blue
They would have done me to
If I'd a stuck around
I'm a stranger in this town
They beat her black and blue
They would have done me to
If I'd a stuck around
I'm a stranger in this town
I'd like...
They beat her black and blue
To be your cathedral...
They would have done me to
To feel all the people...
If I'd a stuck around
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
I give or take an inch or two, now what's the crime?
The dogs tore into him until
There was nothing left except what was left
I imagine that's not much
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Swelling inside me
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
She ripped it open with a plastic knife
I'd been waiting for something like that for all my life
You push your buttons, lock your doors
Your velvet screens they don't love anymore
It's the way that you see it
It's what you see
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Swelling inside me
I'd like to be your cathedral
To feel all the people
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
They beat her black and blue
They would have done me to
If I'd a stuck around
I'm a stranger in this town
They beat her black and blue
They would have done me to
If I'd a stuck around
I'm a stranger in this town
I'd like...
They beat her black and blue
To be your cathedral...
They would have done me to
To feel all the people...
If I'd a stuck around
Maybe the time isn't right
Maybe the time isn't right
Lyrics submitted by overthinkingit
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