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.
Let's just take our time
There's nothing else to do
What better way to spend the night
Than wasted here with you
The moon has won the war
The daylight waits to win
Stay here by my side we'll watch
The struggles start again
I need you now and forever
So stay right here with me
Don't ever leave
Love was kept from me like a secret
And I swore that I was trhough
Until you, until you
The city settled down
I watch you as you sleep
There's a silent celebration for
Every breath you breathe
Now this all makes sense
You ask company
I left all I knew with the better part of me
I need you now and forever
So stay right here with me
Don't ever leave
Love was kept from me like a secret
And I swore that I was trhough
Until you, until you
The time it took to find you
I will wait again
The feelings that I feel
When you lie yeah yeah yeah
I need you now and forever
So stay right here with me
Don't ever leave
Love was kept from me like a secret
And I swore that I was trhough
Until you, until you
Until you until you until you
There's nothing else to do
What better way to spend the night
Than wasted here with you
The moon has won the war
The daylight waits to win
Stay here by my side we'll watch
The struggles start again
I need you now and forever
So stay right here with me
Don't ever leave
Love was kept from me like a secret
And I swore that I was trhough
Until you, until you
The city settled down
I watch you as you sleep
There's a silent celebration for
Every breath you breathe
Now this all makes sense
You ask company
I left all I knew with the better part of me
I need you now and forever
So stay right here with me
Don't ever leave
Love was kept from me like a secret
And I swore that I was trhough
Until you, until you
The time it took to find you
I will wait again
The feelings that I feel
When you lie yeah yeah yeah
I need you now and forever
So stay right here with me
Don't ever leave
Love was kept from me like a secret
And I swore that I was trhough
Until you, until you
Until you until you until you
Lyrics submitted by stealthzeppelin1
Until You Lyrics as written by Dave Barnes
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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