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.
My love, I've lost my faith in everything (in everything)
Tell me you love me anyway
Tell me you love me anyway
(Tell me you love me)
My love, I feel myself unraveling (unraveling)
Tell me you love me anyway
Tell me you love me anyway
(Tell me you love me)
My love, I feel the darkness on my back
(Ness on my back, ness on my back)
Something inside me like a wave
(Something inside me)
Something inside me like a wave
(Something inside me like a wave)
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) right now I could use a change of heart
(My love) or a kiss before everything falls apart
(My love) can you tell me this love will last forever?
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) as the world turns, making such a mess
(My love) what's the point of it
When everything's dispossessed?
(My love) can we carry this love across the desert?
(Tell me you love me)
My love, I wish I was a photograph
(A photograph, a photograph)
Perfect and lovely in a frame
(Perfect and lovely)
Perfect and lovely in a frame
(Perfect and lovely in a frame)
(Tell me you love me)
My love, my life could be an epitaph (epitaph, epitaph)
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write upon)
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write upon my grave)
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) right now, I could use a change of plans
(My love) when it all falls
What's the use of open hands?
(My love) can you tell me this love will last forever?
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) and as the world burns
Breathing in the blight
(My love) what's the point of it
If morning turns into night?
(My love) can we carry this love? It's now or never
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you
Tell me you love me anyway
Tell me you love me anyway
(Tell me you love me)
My love, I feel myself unraveling (unraveling)
Tell me you love me anyway
Tell me you love me anyway
(Tell me you love me)
My love, I feel the darkness on my back
(Ness on my back, ness on my back)
Something inside me like a wave
(Something inside me)
Something inside me like a wave
(Something inside me like a wave)
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) right now I could use a change of heart
(My love) or a kiss before everything falls apart
(My love) can you tell me this love will last forever?
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) as the world turns, making such a mess
(My love) what's the point of it
When everything's dispossessed?
(My love) can we carry this love across the desert?
(Tell me you love me)
My love, I wish I was a photograph
(A photograph, a photograph)
Perfect and lovely in a frame
(Perfect and lovely)
Perfect and lovely in a frame
(Perfect and lovely in a frame)
(Tell me you love me)
My love, my life could be an epitaph (epitaph, epitaph)
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write upon)
Something to write upon my grave
(Something to write upon my grave)
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) right now, I could use a change of plans
(My love) when it all falls
What's the use of open hands?
(My love) can you tell me this love will last forever?
(Tell me you love me)
(My love) and as the world burns
Breathing in the blight
(My love) what's the point of it
If morning turns into night?
(My love) can we carry this love? It's now or never
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you every day (I'm gonna love you)
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you every day
I'm gonna love you
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Tell Me You Love Me Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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