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.
You're telling me things
I already know
You take me place
I never would go
And you act so freely
Like the world was your own
You can do anything you want
But don't you leave me alone
And no one feels
And no one feels like we do
When will we learn
That nothing is real
And everything's chaning
Except what we feel
And out on your doorstep I was all butterflies
Cuz all of the moonlight in the sky
Was no match for your eyes
And no one feels
And no one feels like we do
You're telling me things
I don't want to hear
But you are my answer
When nothing is clear
And the music played softly
As you whispered a word
I had to sigh and catch my breath
From what I had heard
And no one feels
And no one feels like we do
I already know
You take me place
I never would go
And you act so freely
Like the world was your own
You can do anything you want
But don't you leave me alone
And no one feels
And no one feels like we do
When will we learn
That nothing is real
And everything's chaning
Except what we feel
And out on your doorstep I was all butterflies
Cuz all of the moonlight in the sky
Was no match for your eyes
And no one feels
And no one feels like we do
You're telling me things
I don't want to hear
But you are my answer
When nothing is clear
And the music played softly
As you whispered a word
I had to sigh and catch my breath
From what I had heard
And no one feels
And no one feels like we do
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