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.
post mortem beauty queen
come on baby play dead for me
you're my sole obsession,
the inception of my descent
I screamed i loved you,
As that needle kissed your skin
With a scent so sweet
My concubine drenched in sin
Fall prey to me
In the still of night
My fallen angel
Embrace me with your dead kiss
And never love me, you're my fallen angel
I'll never let you love me, no you're my fallen angel
You're beauty is like a wilted rose, as you lie there and death becomes you.....YEAH
Breeding my infatuation with soft lips and pale dead skin
Watching the flesh tear by the hand of the dull saw tooth, is where i screamed i loved you....WOW
Breeding my infatuation with soft lips and pale dead skin
Dead eyes stare at the last face she'll ever see, forgive me
Close your eyes fade into eternity, forgive me
Dead eyes stare this is the, last face she'll ever see
Close those eyes now and forgive me
Close...now you close your eyes, and never get to love me
(MOSH)
Fall prey to me, you're my fallen angel
come on baby play dead for me
you're my sole obsession,
the inception of my descent
I screamed i loved you,
As that needle kissed your skin
With a scent so sweet
My concubine drenched in sin
Fall prey to me
In the still of night
My fallen angel
Embrace me with your dead kiss
And never love me, you're my fallen angel
I'll never let you love me, no you're my fallen angel
You're beauty is like a wilted rose, as you lie there and death becomes you.....YEAH
Breeding my infatuation with soft lips and pale dead skin
Watching the flesh tear by the hand of the dull saw tooth, is where i screamed i loved you....WOW
Breeding my infatuation with soft lips and pale dead skin
Dead eyes stare at the last face she'll ever see, forgive me
Close your eyes fade into eternity, forgive me
Dead eyes stare this is the, last face she'll ever see
Close those eyes now and forgive me
Close...now you close your eyes, and never get to love me
(MOSH)
Fall prey to me, you're my fallen angel
Lyrics submitted by xmilhousex
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