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.
I gotta find peace of mind
I know another cord
I gotta find peace of mind
See, this what that voice in your head says
When you try to get peace of mind
I gotta find peace of mind
I gotta find peace of mind
He says it's impossible, but I know it's possible
He says it's impossible, but I know it's possible
He says there's no me without him
Please help me forget about him
He takes all my energy, trapped in my memory
Constantly holding me, constantly holding me
I need to tell you all, all the pain he's caused
Mmh
I need to tell I'm, I'm undone because
Mmh
He says it's impossible, but I know it's possible
He says it's impossible without him, but I know it's possible
To finally be in love
And know the real meaning of
A lasting relationship, not based on ownership
I trust every part of you, 'cause all that I
All that you say you do
You love me despite myself
Sometimes I, I fight myself
I just can't believe that you, would have anything to do
With someone so insecure, someone so immature
Oh you inspire me, to be the higher me
You made my desire pure
You made my desire pure
Just tell me what to say, I can't find the words to say
Please don't be mad with me, I have no identity
All that I've known is gone, all I was building on
I don't want to walk with you, how do I talk to you
Touch my mouth with your hands
Touch my mouth with your hands
Oh I want to understand
The meaning of your embrace
I know now I have to face, the temptations of my past
Please don't let me disgrace
Where my devotion lays
Now that I know the truth, now that it's no excuse
Keeping me from your love, what was I thinking of?
Holding me from your love, what was I thinking of?
You are my peace of mind
That old me is left behind
You are my peace of mind
That old me is left behind, yeah
He says it's impossibleB
But I know it's possible
He says it's improbable
But I know it's tangeable
He says it's not grabbable
But I know it's haveable
'Cause anything's possible
Oh anything is possible
Please come free my mind
Please come meet my mind
Can you see my mind, oh
Won't you come free my mind?
Oh I know it's possible
Anything, anything, anything, anything, anything, yey
Anything, anything, anything, anything, yey
Anything, anything, anything, anything, anything, yey
Oh free, free, free, free your mind
Free, free your mind
Free, free your mind
Free, free, free, free your mind
Oh, it's so possible
Oh it's so possible
I'm telling you it's possible
I'm telling you it's possible
Free, free, free, free, free, free, get free now
Free, free, free, free, free, free, free, free
You're my peace of mind
That old me is left behind
You're my peace of mind
You're my peace of mind
He's my peace of mind
He's my peace of mind
He's my peace of mind
What a joy it is to be alive
To get another chance, yeah
Everyday's another chance
To get it right this time
Everyday's another chance
Oh what a merciful, merciful, merciful God
Oh what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful God
Oh what a merciful, merciful, merciful, merciful, merciful
Oh what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, merciful
Merciful, merciful, wonderful
Merciful, wonderful
I know another cord
I gotta find peace of mind
See, this what that voice in your head says
When you try to get peace of mind
I gotta find peace of mind
I gotta find peace of mind
He says it's impossible, but I know it's possible
He says it's impossible, but I know it's possible
He says there's no me without him
Please help me forget about him
He takes all my energy, trapped in my memory
Constantly holding me, constantly holding me
I need to tell you all, all the pain he's caused
Mmh
I need to tell I'm, I'm undone because
Mmh
He says it's impossible, but I know it's possible
He says it's impossible without him, but I know it's possible
To finally be in love
And know the real meaning of
A lasting relationship, not based on ownership
I trust every part of you, 'cause all that I
All that you say you do
You love me despite myself
Sometimes I, I fight myself
I just can't believe that you, would have anything to do
With someone so insecure, someone so immature
Oh you inspire me, to be the higher me
You made my desire pure
You made my desire pure
Just tell me what to say, I can't find the words to say
Please don't be mad with me, I have no identity
All that I've known is gone, all I was building on
I don't want to walk with you, how do I talk to you
Touch my mouth with your hands
Touch my mouth with your hands
Oh I want to understand
The meaning of your embrace
I know now I have to face, the temptations of my past
Please don't let me disgrace
Where my devotion lays
Now that I know the truth, now that it's no excuse
Keeping me from your love, what was I thinking of?
Holding me from your love, what was I thinking of?
You are my peace of mind
That old me is left behind
You are my peace of mind
That old me is left behind, yeah
He says it's impossibleB
But I know it's possible
He says it's improbable
But I know it's tangeable
He says it's not grabbable
But I know it's haveable
'Cause anything's possible
Oh anything is possible
Please come free my mind
Please come meet my mind
Can you see my mind, oh
Won't you come free my mind?
Oh I know it's possible
Anything, anything, anything, anything, anything, yey
Anything, anything, anything, anything, yey
Anything, anything, anything, anything, anything, yey
Oh free, free, free, free your mind
Free, free your mind
Free, free your mind
Free, free, free, free your mind
Oh, it's so possible
Oh it's so possible
I'm telling you it's possible
I'm telling you it's possible
Free, free, free, free, free, free, get free now
Free, free, free, free, free, free, free, free
You're my peace of mind
That old me is left behind
You're my peace of mind
You're my peace of mind
He's my peace of mind
He's my peace of mind
He's my peace of mind
What a joy it is to be alive
To get another chance, yeah
Everyday's another chance
To get it right this time
Everyday's another chance
Oh what a merciful, merciful, merciful God
Oh what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful God
Oh what a merciful, merciful, merciful, merciful, merciful
Oh what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, merciful
Merciful, merciful, wonderful
Merciful, wonderful
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Naw bredren you are right on point...Jah is love. Love causes peace of mind
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