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 filled my head with empty promises you never kept
I heard you swear you thought the happy times would never end
Moments we spent together little did you know
I heard about your antics time and time and time again
What your so called friends told me, couldn't get inside my mind
Take your place in history and step aside, tomorrow starts today
The letters sent convey the words you never meant
Tossed in garbage with barely a second thought
Your phone calls go unanswered nothing's left to say
I won't dwell in the past cause what we had has long since gone
Did you really think I was that blind, that I would never see
What your so called friends told my couldn't get inside my mind
Take your place in history and step aside, tomorrow starts today, hey
I never talk to you what good would talking do
I said about all I could say just living for today
I never talk to you, I never talk to you
What good would talking do, but start it over, over
Did you really think I was that blink
I heard you swear you thought the happy times would never end
Moments we spent together little did you know
I heard about your antics time and time and time again
What your so called friends told me, couldn't get inside my mind
Take your place in history and step aside, tomorrow starts today
The letters sent convey the words you never meant
Tossed in garbage with barely a second thought
Your phone calls go unanswered nothing's left to say
I won't dwell in the past cause what we had has long since gone
Did you really think I was that blind, that I would never see
What your so called friends told my couldn't get inside my mind
Take your place in history and step aside, tomorrow starts today, hey
I never talk to you what good would talking do
I said about all I could say just living for today
I never talk to you, I never talk to you
What good would talking do, but start it over, over
Did you really think I was that blink
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