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.
Regenerate the impoverished souls
that echo you
Bleed to feed the masses
soup line two times two
They got your picture from the Sunday plain dealer
that listed you (dead)
Forget the story
there's a bounty on your head
They fingered you
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Positive cell regeneration
Positive cell regeneration
Celebrate the immortal youth
that wasted you
Peel the skin back from all the lies
that blistered you
They hold for ransom all the watered down truths
That splintered your faith
So sell your soul, because you're already dead
They've listed you
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where men follow
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where we all follow
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where men follow
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where we all follow
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Positive cell regeneration
Positive cell regeneration
that echo you
Bleed to feed the masses
soup line two times two
They got your picture from the Sunday plain dealer
that listed you (dead)
Forget the story
there's a bounty on your head
They fingered you
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Positive cell regeneration
Positive cell regeneration
Celebrate the immortal youth
that wasted you
Peel the skin back from all the lies
that blistered you
They hold for ransom all the watered down truths
That splintered your faith
So sell your soul, because you're already dead
They've listed you
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where men follow
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where we all follow
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where men follow
To the fields where lesser mice go
To the fields where we all follow
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Right away, right away
Green light, get a move on
Right of way, right of way
Stop sign, put the brakes on
Positive cell regeneration
Positive cell regeneration
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
Regeneration Lyrics as written by Robert Emile Deleo Dean Deleo
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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wow what a great analogy,i can see the similarities now between the two "sell your soul cause your already dead theyve listed you" and "dont plan the funeral before the body dies " each song is unique in its own about the same issue the media had layne dead or dying before he actually did and they have nearly done the same to scott.
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i think this song is about all the rumors scott dealt with on his road to being sober
"Peel the skin back from all the lies That blistered you"
i heard this song was about layne staley
who told you that?
DUMBASS... shangri la dee da came out a year before layne died
Such a shame that this brilliant musician would always be portrayed like "a druggie that will soon find his way to the coffin" since 1996 or so and even more during the 1998 jail thing. And was scapegoated since then. Not sure he payed that much attention to what the media said of him, or even cared at all. Being that this is the second or third song he's talking about this, it seems to be more of an inner struggle. Being jailed for not exactly commiting any "crime", just because bullshit laws. All the while, the guy who raped him at 12 years old had all the freedom in the world with his very real crime never being punished.
@FeelingShred Completementing it... I think what bothered Scott the most is how most people in this world will pose as "incorruptible saints" and pointing the finger at him for using cocaine (when most of these people put even more trash inside their bodies in a saily basis, for example crappy diets, alcohol, etc)<br /> But these same people (authorities, judges, people in power) won't care about a 12-year old boy being raped and traumatized for his entire life. He must have realized that way back, noticing that the school authorities didn't really gave a shit about the kids, they only cared about their god damned paychecks.<br /> And the world keeps spinning...<br /> And if you're still have any remains of humanity inside of you and it's not a cold-blooded cochroach you should give a damn too...<br /> Seven billion people in this world, but not many HUMANS around...
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