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.
Temporary,
but that's the way it has to be
It's in my heart
I felt your world has come to rest
as if you're out on your last breath
You're slowly fading with these days
we choose to miss
Keep holding on
It's not to late
Don't make this seem
as if there's nothing left to be
There's so much more to life
we tend to just forget
Don't forget
It's just temporary,
but give it time to know it's real
before you're ready
to facing everything they feel
You're life's worth living
for someone give their all to feel
Their hearts stop beating
So give yourself another chance to change
when tomorrow brings a better day
It's time to start
to face the things that you fear most
To know you're better off alone
To stand up fighting with your will to carry on
It's only then
will you see sights that you don't know
You're finding paths just take them slow
and step by step you'll find
it's easy to forget
Don't forget
It's just temporary,
but give it time to know it's real
before you're ready
to facing everything they feel
You're life's worth living
for someone give their all to feel
Their hearts stop beating
So give yourself another chance to say...
Swear you'll live by what you know
You'll take it in don't let it go
When times are not
we let them fall
It's just temporary,
but give it time to know it's real
before you're ready
to facing everything they feel
You're life's worth living
for someone give their all to feel
Their hearts stop beating
It's just temporary,
but that's the way it has to be
We're just ordinary
it takes away from everything
It's just temporary,
but that's the way it has to be
but that's the way it has to be
It's in my heart
I felt your world has come to rest
as if you're out on your last breath
You're slowly fading with these days
we choose to miss
Keep holding on
It's not to late
Don't make this seem
as if there's nothing left to be
There's so much more to life
we tend to just forget
Don't forget
It's just temporary,
but give it time to know it's real
before you're ready
to facing everything they feel
You're life's worth living
for someone give their all to feel
Their hearts stop beating
So give yourself another chance to change
when tomorrow brings a better day
It's time to start
to face the things that you fear most
To know you're better off alone
To stand up fighting with your will to carry on
It's only then
will you see sights that you don't know
You're finding paths just take them slow
and step by step you'll find
it's easy to forget
Don't forget
It's just temporary,
but give it time to know it's real
before you're ready
to facing everything they feel
You're life's worth living
for someone give their all to feel
Their hearts stop beating
So give yourself another chance to say...
Swear you'll live by what you know
You'll take it in don't let it go
When times are not
we let them fall
It's just temporary,
but give it time to know it's real
before you're ready
to facing everything they feel
You're life's worth living
for someone give their all to feel
Their hearts stop beating
It's just temporary,
but that's the way it has to be
We're just ordinary
it takes away from everything
It's just temporary,
but that's the way it has to be
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
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