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.
See the proud men
Tall and confident
And the crowd that is forming
How the motion
Bring a gladness
To your heart
And the mystery
Pull you closer
To your fellow man
In the lamplight
Let your feet fall
In time to the sound of...
(Chorus)
A town polite receives you
Could bring you to your knees
My sweet
Or lift you
Like a wind to
A featherly falling
All the dreams
That you clung to
As a boy
Held under their canvas
Wrapped up in a web of twine
Unveil me
Derail me
Close me up and I'll
(Chorus)
Wander through the station
Like I used to do
With you
And our town tonight will break through
A city for to be
My sweet
Tall and confident
And the crowd that is forming
How the motion
Bring a gladness
To your heart
And the mystery
Pull you closer
To your fellow man
In the lamplight
Let your feet fall
In time to the sound of...
(Chorus)
A town polite receives you
Could bring you to your knees
My sweet
Or lift you
Like a wind to
A featherly falling
All the dreams
That you clung to
As a boy
Held under their canvas
Wrapped up in a web of twine
Unveil me
Derail me
Close me up and I'll
(Chorus)
Wander through the station
Like I used to do
With you
And our town tonight will break through
A city for to be
My sweet
Lyrics submitted by toadtws
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