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.
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I fear
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I fear
No more fear, no more fear I'm in love
Losing sensation for you my love I fear
Losing sensation for you my love I fear
No more fear, no more fear I'm in love
Love, love, I'm in love
Losing the reasons to breathe I never lived
I'm losing the reasons to breathe I never lived
Never lived, never lived I'm in love
These are my reasons the truth is never filled
These are my reasons the truth is never filled
I'm never filled, never filled I'm in love
Love, love, I'm in love
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I kill
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I kill
Red eyes and tears
Red eyes and tears
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I kill
No more kill, no more kill I'm in love
Love, love, I'm in love
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I fear
No more fear, no more fear I'm in love
Losing sensation for you my love I fear
Losing sensation for you my love I fear
No more fear, no more fear I'm in love
Love, love, I'm in love
Losing the reasons to breathe I never lived
I'm losing the reasons to breathe I never lived
Never lived, never lived I'm in love
These are my reasons the truth is never filled
These are my reasons the truth is never filled
I'm never filled, never filled I'm in love
Love, love, I'm in love
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I kill
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I kill
Red eyes and tears
Red eyes and tears
Red eyes and tears no more for you my love I kill
No more kill, no more kill I'm in love
Love, love, I'm in love
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Red Eyes and Tears Lyrics as written by Peter Hayes Nicholas Jago
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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