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.
where have i been all your life
sitting on fences
a novocaine for all the senses
another year will pass us by
making sense of nothing
in defense of something
i laughed too late
and dug myself into a grave
this year I'll try not to think too much
this year I'll try to stand up for myself
this year I'll live like I've never lived before
this is my year for sure
another stupid clumsy story
more accidental aspirations
another explosion of silence
i think i'm going deaf
or maybe i'm just hearing less
this year i'll try to only listen to myself
i wonder where
you'll be bringing in the new year
as midnight clocks are singing
good chance I'll be slobbering somewhere
probably pass out wasted
and sleep until the smoke clears
vague memories of midnight
flash in time to morning sunlight
wake up knowing you'll never be there.
i've got 100 resolutions
but i've got no solutions
i've got one song i write 100 times
and only a dozen or so rhymes
this year i'll try not to drink so much.
this year i'll try to stand up straight.
this year let's live like we've never lived before
this is our year for sure
sitting on fences
a novocaine for all the senses
another year will pass us by
making sense of nothing
in defense of something
i laughed too late
and dug myself into a grave
this year I'll try not to think too much
this year I'll try to stand up for myself
this year I'll live like I've never lived before
this is my year for sure
another stupid clumsy story
more accidental aspirations
another explosion of silence
i think i'm going deaf
or maybe i'm just hearing less
this year i'll try to only listen to myself
i wonder where
you'll be bringing in the new year
as midnight clocks are singing
good chance I'll be slobbering somewhere
probably pass out wasted
and sleep until the smoke clears
vague memories of midnight
flash in time to morning sunlight
wake up knowing you'll never be there.
i've got 100 resolutions
but i've got no solutions
i've got one song i write 100 times
and only a dozen or so rhymes
this year i'll try not to drink so much.
this year i'll try to stand up straight.
this year let's live like we've never lived before
this is our year for sure
Lyrics submitted by AllStarMe
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the thing about this song that i thought was really fucking awesome was, that in the chorus, chris says 'this is MY year for sure', then by the end of the song, he sings 'this is OUR year for sure'. it's a small detail to the song but i thought it was really fucking cool.