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.
[Chorus]
Only you, to me, have the key.
Can it be I'm dreaming?
Now you're here with me;
I can't believe.
Tell me: am I dreaming?
It's the right time, we both know,
For you to be stepping back into my life.
We wasn't happy.
Couldn't make it the first time.
I'll always be thinking of...
I'll always be dreaming of...
Only you.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
And with a last embrace,
We just turned and walked away.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
Now that we're back again,
We won't make the same mistakes.
[Chorus]
I know it was the right thing to do,
When we let each other go.
If we were hurting,
And we had nowhere else to go.
If we just carried on,
Let it go on, and on,
There'd be nothing else to build on.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
And with a last embrace,
We just turned and walked away.
It was then I felt my heart breaking,
'Cause we let each other go.
For we couldn't see our future,
Or what it had to hold.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
Now that we're back again,
We won't make the same mistakes.
Baby, if we take a chance,
This time we can make it last.
Sometimes, love works a second time around;
That's what we're finding out.
[Chorus]
Only you, to me, have the key.
Can it be I'm dreaming?
Now you're here with me;
I can't believe.
Tell me: am I dreaming?
It's the right time, we both know,
For you to be stepping back into my life.
We wasn't happy.
Couldn't make it the first time.
I'll always be thinking of...
I'll always be dreaming of...
Only you.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
And with a last embrace,
We just turned and walked away.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
Now that we're back again,
We won't make the same mistakes.
[Chorus]
I know it was the right thing to do,
When we let each other go.
If we were hurting,
And we had nowhere else to go.
If we just carried on,
Let it go on, and on,
There'd be nothing else to build on.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
And with a last embrace,
We just turned and walked away.
It was then I felt my heart breaking,
'Cause we let each other go.
For we couldn't see our future,
Or what it had to hold.
We did what we had to do.
We said what we had to say.
Now that we're back again,
We won't make the same mistakes.
Baby, if we take a chance,
This time we can make it last.
Sometimes, love works a second time around;
That's what we're finding out.
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by zekey baby
Say What You Gotta Say Lyrics as written by Ben Barson Louisa Bobb
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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