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.
If I was a poet
Or maybe a king
Then I could explain to you how my heart sings
Whenever I look in your eyes
Like a hummingbird trapped in my chest, I would say is
Just how it felt on that glorious day
When I first , when I first saw you
Together we’ll know true freedom
From all earthly constraints
Dissolving brilliance
Bright colors
In the picture God paints
Here take these pills
I don’t know what they do
And I’ve already swallowed more than a few
I promise your mother she won’t even notice they’re gone
And what was that song that Youth Minister Ted
Sang after his sermon
It’s been stuck in my head
The chorus went, it went something like this
Together we’ll know true freedom
From all earthly constraints
Dissolving brilliance, bright colors
In the picture God paints
The popular kids that ignored us at school
Will whisper our names as the tears fill the pool
We’ll look down upon and laugh
As rosy cheeked angels join us in cheers
Where no one is lonely and there’s nothing to fear
I wish I could go there right now
I wish I could go touch you right now
Together we’ll know true freedom
From all earthly constraints
Dissolving brilliance
Bright colors
In the picture God paints
If I was a poet
Or maybe a king
Then I could explain to you how my heart sings
Whenever I look in your eyes
Or maybe a king
Then I could explain to you how my heart sings
Whenever I look in your eyes
Like a hummingbird trapped in my chest, I would say is
Just how it felt on that glorious day
When I first , when I first saw you
Together we’ll know true freedom
From all earthly constraints
Dissolving brilliance
Bright colors
In the picture God paints
Here take these pills
I don’t know what they do
And I’ve already swallowed more than a few
I promise your mother she won’t even notice they’re gone
And what was that song that Youth Minister Ted
Sang after his sermon
It’s been stuck in my head
The chorus went, it went something like this
Together we’ll know true freedom
From all earthly constraints
Dissolving brilliance, bright colors
In the picture God paints
The popular kids that ignored us at school
Will whisper our names as the tears fill the pool
We’ll look down upon and laugh
As rosy cheeked angels join us in cheers
Where no one is lonely and there’s nothing to fear
I wish I could go there right now
I wish I could go touch you right now
Together we’ll know true freedom
From all earthly constraints
Dissolving brilliance
Bright colors
In the picture God paints
If I was a poet
Or maybe a king
Then I could explain to you how my heart sings
Whenever I look in your eyes
Lyrics submitted by apocalyptic.friend, edited by torbern
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