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.
Place yourself out, stop living, stop living.
To get our backs, there's only one you blame
I never paid much attention to them.
Every time they pushed us aside, we jump back up again,
Yeah we made it through the rain just to live another day
Without them.
Paint yourself better, and learn to live,
So pulling, so pulling time.
Paint yourself better and learn to live,
The grass is greener on the other side
So don't you put a bullet.
Never back down, don't ask for yourself,
You need anyone to get you where you deserve.
I never paid much attention to them.
Every time they pushed us aside,
We jump back up again, yeah we made it through the rain
Just to live another day without them.
Every time they pushed us aside,
We jump back up again, yeah we made it through the rain
Just to live another day without them.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
Here again
We made it through the rain just to live another day
We made it through the rain just to live another day
We made it through the rain just to live another day
To get our backs, there's only one you blame
I never paid much attention to them.
Every time they pushed us aside, we jump back up again,
Yeah we made it through the rain just to live another day
Without them.
Paint yourself better, and learn to live,
So pulling, so pulling time.
Paint yourself better and learn to live,
The grass is greener on the other side
So don't you put a bullet.
Never back down, don't ask for yourself,
You need anyone to get you where you deserve.
I never paid much attention to them.
Every time they pushed us aside,
We jump back up again, yeah we made it through the rain
Just to live another day without them.
Every time they pushed us aside,
We jump back up again, yeah we made it through the rain
Just to live another day without them.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
We are the ones you left out in the rain,
Come back tomorrow and we'll be here again.
Here again
We made it through the rain just to live another day
We made it through the rain just to live another day
We made it through the rain just to live another day
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I think "them" could be like a bully or someone who has put you down
"Pick yourself up, Stop loving, start living Don't get held back"
"That's where they want you to be"
"Every time they pushed us aside"
"We got back up again, Yeah we made it through the rain, Just to live another day without them"
I might not be right but yeah.