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.
[Verse 1]
This my life, this my life
Everyday's a new page I write
Dreaming higher than satellites
I remember the days I was flying kites
Now I'm living it up
See me conduct
The greatest come up
You could say we'll erupt
Never enough
And it's only for us
For the team and the fans
We're coming right up
But all I want you to know
You're never too old
To chase your dreams
Watch you seem
Make a team
Plot and scheme
Be the king
This my life story
All these other books don't matter
History in the making and this is the first chapter
Give you my arm
And we're taking it over
Leave you and all
Even after it's over
Tell me your problems, I'll give you my shoulder
Slave to the work, yet I am the owner
Canvas with these lyrics
You can see it then you can hear it
Set all my goals
I'ma 'bout to clear it
Can hear it now, no need to fear it
I'm moving forward from the past
Put my story on the dash
Life is a highway
Do it my way
Determination is the gas
You ain't first
You accept the last
Keep on moving, never crash
Had a few
Now we have a mass
Give you my story while in class
Let it last
[Hook]
(Take a look past our innocence)
I'm just trying write a story worth smiling for
(Take a step back to yesterday)
This is our time
Worth fighting for
(When life would move slower, we would never grow up
All we knew that love was for when we're older
Anything could happen, secretly imagine
They could never tear us apart too young to fall
This is our story, that we could take back some day
Our lonely glory, that we could get back)
[Verse 2]
Hit them with a vigorous flow
This the only life that I know
Don't pretend, no way you don't know
Live your own life and just go
'Cause it's not the same, not the same
Never change, be you
Ne-ne-never change, keep your lane
Never be see through
Wisdom comes with age
And time doesn't make you older
Spill my heart on every page
No wonder it's feeling colder
I'm just writing down my story
Working to get it better
Jot some punchlines all day
Like I was Mayweather
Now I put everything I got in these words
To the mic, to the ear, to the soul right for you
Can you feel it now?
Better buzz now like I open a can of Coca-Cola
I thought I told you we're next to blow
Mind stay steady and here we go
Perfecting the craft
Every line, every note
Better put it all blast
If you're new to the show
Like damn, this the story but also the plan
Make your hands go as high as they can
Do it for the love, for the team, and the fans
This all here, so give me your hands
So understand that we just try to get it right
This our life story and this is how I story write
[Hook]
(Take a look past our innocence)
I'm just trying write a story worth smiling for
(Take a step back to yesterday)
This is our time
Worth fighting for
When life would move slower, we would never grow up
All we knew that love was for when we're older
Anything could happen, secretly imagine
They could never tear us apart too young to fall
This is our story, that we could take back some day
Our lonely glory, that we could get back
[Outro]
This is our story
That we could take back some day
Our hope, if only
We could take back
This my life, this my life
Everyday's a new page I write
Dreaming higher than satellites
I remember the days I was flying kites
Now I'm living it up
See me conduct
The greatest come up
You could say we'll erupt
Never enough
And it's only for us
For the team and the fans
We're coming right up
But all I want you to know
You're never too old
To chase your dreams
Watch you seem
Make a team
Plot and scheme
Be the king
This my life story
All these other books don't matter
History in the making and this is the first chapter
Give you my arm
And we're taking it over
Leave you and all
Even after it's over
Tell me your problems, I'll give you my shoulder
Slave to the work, yet I am the owner
Canvas with these lyrics
You can see it then you can hear it
Set all my goals
I'ma 'bout to clear it
Can hear it now, no need to fear it
I'm moving forward from the past
Put my story on the dash
Life is a highway
Do it my way
Determination is the gas
You ain't first
You accept the last
Keep on moving, never crash
Had a few
Now we have a mass
Give you my story while in class
Let it last
[Hook]
(Take a look past our innocence)
I'm just trying write a story worth smiling for
(Take a step back to yesterday)
This is our time
Worth fighting for
(When life would move slower, we would never grow up
All we knew that love was for when we're older
Anything could happen, secretly imagine
They could never tear us apart too young to fall
This is our story, that we could take back some day
Our lonely glory, that we could get back)
[Verse 2]
Hit them with a vigorous flow
This the only life that I know
Don't pretend, no way you don't know
Live your own life and just go
'Cause it's not the same, not the same
Never change, be you
Ne-ne-never change, keep your lane
Never be see through
Wisdom comes with age
And time doesn't make you older
Spill my heart on every page
No wonder it's feeling colder
I'm just writing down my story
Working to get it better
Jot some punchlines all day
Like I was Mayweather
Now I put everything I got in these words
To the mic, to the ear, to the soul right for you
Can you feel it now?
Better buzz now like I open a can of Coca-Cola
I thought I told you we're next to blow
Mind stay steady and here we go
Perfecting the craft
Every line, every note
Better put it all blast
If you're new to the show
Like damn, this the story but also the plan
Make your hands go as high as they can
Do it for the love, for the team, and the fans
This all here, so give me your hands
So understand that we just try to get it right
This our life story and this is how I story write
[Hook]
(Take a look past our innocence)
I'm just trying write a story worth smiling for
(Take a step back to yesterday)
This is our time
Worth fighting for
When life would move slower, we would never grow up
All we knew that love was for when we're older
Anything could happen, secretly imagine
They could never tear us apart too young to fall
This is our story, that we could take back some day
Our lonely glory, that we could get back
[Outro]
This is our story
That we could take back some day
Our hope, if only
We could take back
Lyrics submitted by musicmayo
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