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.
The [?] so that's what you need
Picking up all the things that you see
You should make sure you find
Everything that's clear this time
Get up from the bus
On the way from your shoulder has passed
These things can dry
You know things, always someone
That you betray, never mind the pieces
You pick up and then you go
Never could know when/which way to show
And you left [?]
And you left [?]
You can't always fall away
With all the things [?]
Look across [?] all the things you know
Sure enough you found that's the way you know
That's the way
That's the way you know
Get it from [?]
We're the first to see
Let it be that it's
The price that you keep
Picking up all the things that you see
You should make sure you find
Everything that's clear this time
Get up from the bus
On the way from your shoulder has passed
These things can dry
You know things, always someone
That you betray, never mind the pieces
You pick up and then you go
Never could know when/which way to show
And you left [?]
And you left [?]
You can't always fall away
With all the things [?]
Look across [?] all the things you know
Sure enough you found that's the way you know
That's the way
That's the way you know
Get it from [?]
We're the first to see
Let it be that it's
The price that you keep
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher, edited by minuette
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