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.
I´ve locked myself inside this lonely cell And finally told the world to go to hell This insecurity hit me so hard And boredom must have caught this boy off-guard Well, I should know
My worst friend, my best enemy Sharing rooms with me, myself and irony I´m my worst friend, my best enemy When I´m all alone
All alone
Save this kid from killing too much time A waste of mind would be the perfect crime Is this world guilty of complicity Or just a witness to my anxiety? Well, I should know
My worst friend, my best enemy Nothing´s ever quite the way it seems I´m my worst friend, my best enemy When I´m on my own, yeah
When I´m all alone, when I´m on my own (Boredom is like a gun in-hand, boredom is like a gun in my hand)
I´ve locked myself inside this lonely cell And finally told the world to go to hell Tell me how did I ever get so low? Is there anthing more that I should know?
My worst friend, my best enemy Don´t you know I´m sick of being ill at ease? I´m my worst friend, my best enemy
Enemy, my enemy
My worst friend, my best enemy Sharing rooms with me, myself and irony I´m my worst friend, my best enemy When I´m all alone
All alone
Save this kid from killing too much time A waste of mind would be the perfect crime Is this world guilty of complicity Or just a witness to my anxiety? Well, I should know
My worst friend, my best enemy Nothing´s ever quite the way it seems I´m my worst friend, my best enemy When I´m on my own, yeah
When I´m all alone, when I´m on my own (Boredom is like a gun in-hand, boredom is like a gun in my hand)
I´ve locked myself inside this lonely cell And finally told the world to go to hell Tell me how did I ever get so low? Is there anthing more that I should know?
My worst friend, my best enemy Don´t you know I´m sick of being ill at ease? I´m my worst friend, my best enemy
Enemy, my enemy
Lyrics submitted by woe-one
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