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.
It's so much easier than you think, you try so hard
And every time you get it wrong, you get it right
You get it wrong but you get it right
You get it right
The mind runs fast
Your thoughts are louder than your words
And every time you turn around
It starts to hurt, hurt, it starts to hurt
But you wanna be heard, wanna be heard, wanna be
Louder than the storms around
You hear them through the windows and the doors
Everybody's time has come
It's everybody's moment, except yours
Before the light goes out
Why don't you close your eyes
And all the monsters in your mind just wanna be nice
They wanna be kind, they wanna play nice, they wanna be
Softer than the storms around
You feel them through the windows and the doors
Everybody's time has come
It's everybody's moment, except yours
Everybody moment, everybody moment
Everybody moment except yours, 'cept yours
Everybody moment, everybody moment
Everybody moment, except yours, 'cept yours
And every time you get it wrong, you get it right
You get it wrong but you get it right
You get it right
The mind runs fast
Your thoughts are louder than your words
And every time you turn around
It starts to hurt, hurt, it starts to hurt
But you wanna be heard, wanna be heard, wanna be
Louder than the storms around
You hear them through the windows and the doors
Everybody's time has come
It's everybody's moment, except yours
Before the light goes out
Why don't you close your eyes
And all the monsters in your mind just wanna be nice
They wanna be kind, they wanna play nice, they wanna be
Softer than the storms around
You feel them through the windows and the doors
Everybody's time has come
It's everybody's moment, except yours
Everybody moment, everybody moment
Everybody moment except yours, 'cept yours
Everybody moment, everybody moment
Everybody moment, except yours, 'cept yours
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@MusicalStuff That's exactly how I interpreted it!