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.
Every plant given life by His hands
Every stone placed to build pathways in the sand
There's a magical feeling surrounding that land
A mystical feeling surrounding that land
And I'd curl up on my mother with the fire ablaze
My memories of then are a haze
But I can still smell the fynbos after a night's rain
And the fairies and the magic that blossomed from our brains
And there's a child in the treetops, is she still me?
My heart opens as the swing drops
I've got bruises on my knees
And I look up into the ether
The sunset and the breeze
Nothing has made me quite as happy
As my home, my home among the trees
And I'd curl up on my mother with the fire ablaze
My memories of then are a haze
But I can still smell the fynbos after a night's rain
And the fairies and the magic that blossomed from our brains
And there's a child in the treetops, is she still me?
My heart opens as the swing drops
I've got bruises on my knees
And I look up into the ether
The sunset and the breeze
Nothing has made me quite as happy
As my home, my home among the trees
Every stone placed to build pathways in the sand
There's a magical feeling surrounding that land
A mystical feeling surrounding that land
And I'd curl up on my mother with the fire ablaze
My memories of then are a haze
But I can still smell the fynbos after a night's rain
And the fairies and the magic that blossomed from our brains
And there's a child in the treetops, is she still me?
My heart opens as the swing drops
I've got bruises on my knees
And I look up into the ether
The sunset and the breeze
Nothing has made me quite as happy
As my home, my home among the trees
And I'd curl up on my mother with the fire ablaze
My memories of then are a haze
But I can still smell the fynbos after a night's rain
And the fairies and the magic that blossomed from our brains
And there's a child in the treetops, is she still me?
My heart opens as the swing drops
I've got bruises on my knees
And I look up into the ether
The sunset and the breeze
Nothing has made me quite as happy
As my home, my home among the trees
Lyrics submitted by sylcollective
Fynbos - Mahogany Sessions Lyrics as written by Dekel Adin Alice Lou
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