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.
I am awaiting the sunrise
Gazing modestly through the coldest morning
Once it came, you lied
Embracing us over autumn's proud treetops
I stand motionless
In a parade of falling rain
Your voice, I cannot hear
As I am falling again
Devotion eludes
And in sadness, I lumber
In my own ashes, I am standing without a soul
She wept and whispered "I know"
We walked into the night
Am I to bid you farewell?
Why can't you see that I try?
When every tear I shed, is for you
Gazing modestly through the coldest morning
Once it came, you lied
Embracing us over autumn's proud treetops
I stand motionless
In a parade of falling rain
Your voice, I cannot hear
As I am falling again
Devotion eludes
And in sadness, I lumber
In my own ashes, I am standing without a soul
She wept and whispered "I know"
We walked into the night
Am I to bid you farewell?
Why can't you see that I try?
When every tear I shed, is for you
Lyrics submitted by Idan, edited by benjiethomas, Bryan357
To Bid You Farewell Lyrics as written by Sven Peter Malcolm Lindgren Mikael Lars Akerfeldt
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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