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.
She needs a place to rest her broken soul
Longs for a place where love is good
Her passion for him made her heart bold
She sacrificed her womanhood
Love made her brave but oh so honourable
But still she keeps on holding on
Some say she's weak I say she's beautiful
Her weakness proves that she's strong
She's a universal woman
and she lives inside of you
She's a universal woman
and love is all that she can do
She lost her spirit when she lost her child
to what society demands
and all the children in the mother cried
Cause nature cannot understand
But everytime she dies she's born again
True love just never goes away
Just like her sacrifice is not in vain
She's a universal woman
and she lives inside of you
She's a universal woman
and love is all that she can do
She needs a place to rest her broken soul
Longs for a place where love is good
Her passion for him made her heart bold
She sacrificed her womanhood
Love made her brave but oh so honourable
But still she keeps on holding on
Some say she's weak I say she's beautiful
Her weakness proves that she's strong
She's a universal woman
and she lives inside of you
She's a universal woman
and love is all that she can do
Longs for a place where love is good
Her passion for him made her heart bold
She sacrificed her womanhood
Love made her brave but oh so honourable
But still she keeps on holding on
Some say she's weak I say she's beautiful
Her weakness proves that she's strong
She's a universal woman
and she lives inside of you
She's a universal woman
and love is all that she can do
She lost her spirit when she lost her child
to what society demands
and all the children in the mother cried
Cause nature cannot understand
But everytime she dies she's born again
True love just never goes away
Just like her sacrifice is not in vain
She's a universal woman
and she lives inside of you
She's a universal woman
and love is all that she can do
She needs a place to rest her broken soul
Longs for a place where love is good
Her passion for him made her heart bold
She sacrificed her womanhood
Love made her brave but oh so honourable
But still she keeps on holding on
Some say she's weak I say she's beautiful
Her weakness proves that she's strong
She's a universal woman
and she lives inside of you
She's a universal woman
and love is all that she can do
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Universal Woman Lyrics as written by Robin Miriam Carlsson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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