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've been crazy thinking I was wrong
Like a fool holding on too long
Let it crumble, let the whole thing fall
You were someone I loved
Then you were no one at all
It was cruel of me to do what I did to you, did-did-did to you
It was wrong of me to hurt such a big part of you, part-part of you
I swear I tried to leave you
At least a hundred times a day
I swear I tried to tell you
A thousand times, a different way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I swear I tried to tell you
At least a hundred times a day
You went silent watching as I packed
Rehearsed the words you hoped would get me back
Shout it out and let your whole world fall
I was someone you loved
Then I was no one at all
It was cruel of me to do what I did to you, did-did-did to you
It was wrong of me to hurt such a big part of you, part-part of you
I swear I tried to leave you
At least a hundred times a day
I swear I tried to tell you
A thousand times, a different way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I swear I tried to tell you
At least a hundred times a day
Oh I told you, that I, I needed out
And I, I couldn't stay
Couldn't stay here one more day
Oh I told you, that I, I needed out
And I, I couldn't say
Couldn't tell you one more way
I swear I tried to leave you
At least a hundred times a day
I swear I tried to tell you
A thousand times, a different way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I swear I tried to tell you
At least a hundred times a day
Like a fool holding on too long
Let it crumble, let the whole thing fall
You were someone I loved
Then you were no one at all
It was cruel of me to do what I did to you, did-did-did to you
It was wrong of me to hurt such a big part of you, part-part of you
I swear I tried to leave you
At least a hundred times a day
I swear I tried to tell you
A thousand times, a different way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I swear I tried to tell you
At least a hundred times a day
You went silent watching as I packed
Rehearsed the words you hoped would get me back
Shout it out and let your whole world fall
I was someone you loved
Then I was no one at all
It was cruel of me to do what I did to you, did-did-did to you
It was wrong of me to hurt such a big part of you, part-part of you
I swear I tried to leave you
At least a hundred times a day
I swear I tried to tell you
A thousand times, a different way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I swear I tried to tell you
At least a hundred times a day
Oh I told you, that I, I needed out
And I, I couldn't stay
Couldn't stay here one more day
Oh I told you, that I, I needed out
And I, I couldn't say
Couldn't tell you one more way
I swear I tried to leave you
At least a hundred times a day
I swear I tried to tell you
A thousand times, a different way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I need out, on my own, I don't wanna live this way
I swear I tried to tell you
At least a hundred times a day
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
100x Lyrics as written by Sara Keirsten Quin Jesse Shatkin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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