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.
They say the time has come for us
To start again
I believe that's true
They say the time has come for us
To make amends
And I believe that too
Why tell me why
Is it all so hard to find
I pray each day
For a perfect world
Where children are laughing
Lovers romancing
Time stands still
A perfect world
There's nothing to cry for
No one to die for
Wonderful
In a perfect world
Our father's father says that
Things were better then
How easy they forgot
On every page in every book of history
A thousand tears were shed
There's hope in our hearts
And love in our eyes
Day after day I keep searching
Why tell me why
Is it all so hard to find
I pray each day
For a perfect world,
Show me the way I'm to understand
That you prove to myself that I'm a man
And you love, but you can't look from above
Travel cross the seven seas to be with you
Passion and desire will see me through
The road that I must travel will wind and curl
You're all I ever needed in a perfect world
To start again
I believe that's true
They say the time has come for us
To make amends
And I believe that too
Why tell me why
Is it all so hard to find
I pray each day
For a perfect world
Where children are laughing
Lovers romancing
Time stands still
A perfect world
There's nothing to cry for
No one to die for
Wonderful
In a perfect world
Our father's father says that
Things were better then
How easy they forgot
On every page in every book of history
A thousand tears were shed
There's hope in our hearts
And love in our eyes
Day after day I keep searching
Why tell me why
Is it all so hard to find
I pray each day
For a perfect world,
Show me the way I'm to understand
That you prove to myself that I'm a man
And you love, but you can't look from above
Travel cross the seven seas to be with you
Passion and desire will see me through
The road that I must travel will wind and curl
You're all I ever needed in a perfect world
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