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.
You need not to climb mountain tops
You need not to cross the sea
You need not to find a cure
For everything that makes you weak
You need not to reach for the stars
When life becomes so dark
And when the wind does blow against the grain
You must follow your heart
You must follow your heart
When all your friends have come and gone
And the sun no longer shines
And the happiness for which you long
Is washed away like an oceans tide
When all the hard times outweigh the good
And all your words are misunderstood
When the day seems lost from the start
You must follow your heart
You must follow your heart
If you feel you've paid the price
And your wounds should cease to heal
And everything you love in life
Spins like a winding wheel
If you should wake to find you're abandoned
And the road you traveled leads to a dead end
When death creeps in to play it's part
You must follow your heart
You must follow your heart
You need not to cross the sea
You need not to find a cure
For everything that makes you weak
You need not to reach for the stars
When life becomes so dark
And when the wind does blow against the grain
You must follow your heart
You must follow your heart
When all your friends have come and gone
And the sun no longer shines
And the happiness for which you long
Is washed away like an oceans tide
When all the hard times outweigh the good
And all your words are misunderstood
When the day seems lost from the start
You must follow your heart
You must follow your heart
If you feel you've paid the price
And your wounds should cease to heal
And everything you love in life
Spins like a winding wheel
If you should wake to find you're abandoned
And the road you traveled leads to a dead end
When death creeps in to play it's part
You must follow your heart
You must follow your heart
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Once again, this is a beautiful song, and it choked me up the first time I heard it...
Jiminy Cricket heard this and cried.
Does anyone else feel like he's speaking directly to you? I can't listen to this without crying, it just feels so personal.
great song. one of those songs i could see myself sending to someone in a funk. I don't want to call it a self-help song, but that's kinda what it is. the good friend talking to another from the bottom of his/her heart trying to sincerely help the other person.
meaning is pretty straight forward, too.
some don't like the new harmonica songs, but i think it fits well in most of the songs.
Like John Mayer's "Heart of Life," this is a pick-up song.
It's prettymuch saying that when you're depressed, life isn't as far away as you think it is. You don't need to "reach for the stars,/ when life becomes so dark," all you need to do is follow your heart. Then he gives a few more examples of how life gets tough, but all you need to do is listen to your heart.
You need not. For everything that makes you weak. *Does blow against the grain.
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It makes my day better by infinity. Its truly amazing.
Absolutely beautiful.
In fact, Dallas Green is just absolutely beautiful. Went to see him the other night: was incredible :]
Probably my favorite off of BMYL.