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.
Here in the world of words unspoken we've broken down
Let's take that defective heart apart
Out of the light, a final showing
We're closing down and to get that faulty heart to start
Follow me down the road
I'm promising I will be a good boy
I can't let you see, I can't let you see
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see, I may have to leave
I can't let you see me sleeping
Here in the world of words unspoken we've broken down
And to get that faulty heart to start
Enter this house of empty movements
We're losing, every faint sense of who we were, we are
Follow me to this room
Promise me you will keep your eyes closed
I can't let you see, I can't let you see
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see, I may have to leave
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see me
I can't let you see me
I can't let you see me sleep
With my mouth agape
Don't watch me too closely
I can't let you see, I can't let you see
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see old blood on my teeth
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see me sleeping
Let's take that defective heart apart
Out of the light, a final showing
We're closing down and to get that faulty heart to start
Follow me down the road
I'm promising I will be a good boy
I can't let you see, I can't let you see
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see, I may have to leave
I can't let you see me sleeping
Here in the world of words unspoken we've broken down
And to get that faulty heart to start
Enter this house of empty movements
We're losing, every faint sense of who we were, we are
Follow me to this room
Promise me you will keep your eyes closed
I can't let you see, I can't let you see
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see, I may have to leave
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see me
I can't let you see me
I can't let you see me sleep
With my mouth agape
Don't watch me too closely
I can't let you see, I can't let you see
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see old blood on my teeth
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see me sleeping
I can't let you see me sleeping
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