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.
The weight of persuasion
When you change your mind
I left the ground you just gave in
It was the only time
I felt awake I was way out
Under the closing night
Just as the morning became us
And we were only skies
What changed?
It's in my love
In your dreams you've seen it all
Through a window so far off
Remember watching while your
Lightning blue eyes reflected sunrise
Through the dawn I'd seen it, too
I caught a glimpse I thought was you
And I was overwhelmed
Lightning blue eyes against the daylight
I felt awake I was way out
It was the only time
To do away with persuasion
Oh when you change your mind
In her dreams she's seen it all
Through a window so far off
Remember watching while her
Lightning blue eyes reflected sunrise
Through the dawn I'd seen it, too
I caught a glimpse I thought was her
And I was overwhelmed
Lightning blue eyes against the daylight
When you change your mind
I left the ground you just gave in
It was the only time
I felt awake I was way out
Under the closing night
Just as the morning became us
And we were only skies
What changed?
It's in my love
In your dreams you've seen it all
Through a window so far off
Remember watching while your
Lightning blue eyes reflected sunrise
Through the dawn I'd seen it, too
I caught a glimpse I thought was you
And I was overwhelmed
Lightning blue eyes against the daylight
I felt awake I was way out
It was the only time
To do away with persuasion
Oh when you change your mind
In her dreams she's seen it all
Through a window so far off
Remember watching while her
Lightning blue eyes reflected sunrise
Through the dawn I'd seen it, too
I caught a glimpse I thought was her
And I was overwhelmed
Lightning blue eyes against the daylight
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Lightning Blue Eyes Lyrics as written by Secret Machines
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