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.
Zero and zero is nothing but zero
Cancer and people conspire together
Running and running and going forever
Collected and sampled, starving for zero
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Minus the inside and minus the circle
Inhabit the riddle and fill in the hovel
Wherein and herein, between us and near us
Zero and zero is nothing but zero
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Let me go
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Leave me alone
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive
Cancer and people conspire together
Running and running and going forever
Collected and sampled, starving for zero
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Minus the inside and minus the circle
Inhabit the riddle and fill in the hovel
Wherein and herein, between us and near us
Zero and zero is nothing but zero
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built in my grain
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Come see my cage, built-in migraine
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Let me go
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Keeping myself alive through your empathy
Leave me alone
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive, keeping myself alive
Keeping myself alive
Lyrics submitted by lemonie_fresh, edited by ThoR294
Skin Ticket Lyrics as written by Christopher Fehn Michael Crahan
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