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.
Yeah!
So can you feel your heartbeat racing?
Can you feel the tension rise?
Can you see the road you're walking?
Are these times too hard to recognize?
Part of where you're going,
Is knowing where you're coming from.
The hardest part of moving forward
Are these times when we all stand alone.
No! No! But you'll never believe.
No! No!
For all these times, that we walked away
For all these times, that I heard you say
Give me something to believe in,
Give me someone to believe in.
For all these times, and it starts today.
A generation always waiting,
A revolution passed this time.
Another reason to take stock
Of all these things you have left behind.
Feelings that will never leave you
Never make you change your mind,
Ya gotta make it out past this one
Always the wrong place at the wrong time.
Lip gloss lies, doin' the time.
Never gonna miss what I left behind.
If I get the chance I'll do it again.
I wouldn't change it! Change it!
Change It! Change It!
Lip gloss lies, doin' the time.
Never gonna miss what I left behind.
If I get the chance I'll do it again.
I wouldn't change it! Change it!
Change It! Change It!
So can you feel your heartbeat racing?
Can you feel the tension rise?
Can you see the road you're walking?
Are these times too hard to recognize?
Part of where you're going,
Is knowing where you're coming from.
The hardest part of moving forward
Are these times when we all stand alone.
No! No! But you'll never believe.
No! No!
For all these times, that we walked away
For all these times, that I heard you say
Give me something to believe in,
Give me someone to believe in.
For all these times, and it starts today.
A generation always waiting,
A revolution passed this time.
Another reason to take stock
Of all these things you have left behind.
Feelings that will never leave you
Never make you change your mind,
Ya gotta make it out past this one
Always the wrong place at the wrong time.
Lip gloss lies, doin' the time.
Never gonna miss what I left behind.
If I get the chance I'll do it again.
I wouldn't change it! Change it!
Change It! Change It!
Lip gloss lies, doin' the time.
Never gonna miss what I left behind.
If I get the chance I'll do it again.
I wouldn't change it! Change it!
Change It! Change It!
Lyrics submitted by everyday_combat
For All These Times Son, For All These Times Lyrics as written by Lee Gaze Ian Watkins
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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That's what it means to me, anyway.
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and also 'for all these times' it cud also mean that he kept on hurting her, by gettin back together ands making people lives a mess and is blaming the child for the things tht has happened
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yup yup yup, everyone else makes sense so i have nothing to say exept that I HAD THIS SONG STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR A WHOLE WEEK.ahem.it damn near drove me insane but made me kind of..fizzy because of the upbeat quality it has! xXx