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.
Baby, before you
Well, I was bad news
In letting me love you
I think I can get through
Oh baby, before you
Well, I was so scared
I was a train wreck waiting to happen
On the way to nowhere
And now I think it's kind of funny that you say you love me
You tell me that I'm crazy then you smile
And now I think I'll get through the end of the world
Now I think I'll get through being a girl
Now I think I'll get through anything
Now I think I'll get through
Now honey, around you
Well, I'm feeling so good
'Cause you picked me up out of the rough
And you polished me up and made me brand new
And baby, before you, oh, oh
There was just a black hole
Yeah, I was beat down, blacked out
My darling, you couldn't even know
But ever since I met you on a cloudy Monday
I can't believe how much I love the rain
And now I think I'll get through the end of the world
And now I think I'll get through life as a girl
Now I think I'll get through anything
Now I think I'll get through
Ever since I met you on a cloudy Monday
I can't believe how much I love the rain
And now I think I'll get through the end of the world
And now I think I'll get through life as a girl
Now I think I'll get through anything
Now I think I'll get through
Oh, oh, oh
Now I think I'll get through
(Oh, oh) And now I think I'll get through
(Oh, oh) And now I think I'll get through
And now I think I'll get through
Oh, and now I think I'll get through
Oh, and now I think I'll get through
Oh, now I think I'll get through
Well, I was bad news
In letting me love you
I think I can get through
Oh baby, before you
Well, I was so scared
I was a train wreck waiting to happen
On the way to nowhere
And now I think it's kind of funny that you say you love me
You tell me that I'm crazy then you smile
And now I think I'll get through the end of the world
Now I think I'll get through being a girl
Now I think I'll get through anything
Now I think I'll get through
Now honey, around you
Well, I'm feeling so good
'Cause you picked me up out of the rough
And you polished me up and made me brand new
And baby, before you, oh, oh
There was just a black hole
Yeah, I was beat down, blacked out
My darling, you couldn't even know
But ever since I met you on a cloudy Monday
I can't believe how much I love the rain
And now I think I'll get through the end of the world
And now I think I'll get through life as a girl
Now I think I'll get through anything
Now I think I'll get through
Ever since I met you on a cloudy Monday
I can't believe how much I love the rain
And now I think I'll get through the end of the world
And now I think I'll get through life as a girl
Now I think I'll get through anything
Now I think I'll get through
Oh, oh, oh
Now I think I'll get through
(Oh, oh) And now I think I'll get through
(Oh, oh) And now I think I'll get through
And now I think I'll get through
Oh, and now I think I'll get through
Oh, and now I think I'll get through
Oh, now I think I'll get through
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