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.
Love leaves the soul
Blood feeds the man who stands
Alone in the grasp of the hands
That fornicate the land
That emulate the past
To infiltrate a man to tear his brother\'s flesh
Then drink his blood as we confess
Unto the crimes, we lay at rest
We lay at rest
Rest upon the hand, rest upon the fortress
Hold me in your arms, hold on to the dream
And the cry to wipe away the tears
In a world that takes away the seeds
And takes away another
To fill its evil needs
In a world that takes away the dreams
When dreams deceive a man, insanity proceeds
In a world that\'s drowning in its lies
Which persecute his brother
For color of his eyes
In a world that radiates the skies
Intoxicates the oceans
So watch it as it dies, alone
No one is home, now one will answer the call
The cry, hear the cry
Comprehend the nature of your soul
The horrors of a child that slips into the night
Surrenders to the fight to find his senses won't reply
Unto the evidence he finds along the way
He dies along the way
My world has no more meaning
I\'ve not much more to take
Hold me in your arms, hold on to the dream
And the cry to wipe away the tears
In a world that takes away the seeds
And takes away another
To fill its evil needs
In a world that takes away the dreams
When dreams deceive a man, insanity proceeds
In a world that\'s drowning in its lies
Which persecute his brother
For color of his eyes
In a world that radiates the skies
Intoxicates the oceans
So watch it as it dies, alone
Blood feeds the man who stands
Alone in the grasp of the hands
That fornicate the land
That emulate the past
To infiltrate a man to tear his brother\'s flesh
Then drink his blood as we confess
Unto the crimes, we lay at rest
We lay at rest
Rest upon the hand, rest upon the fortress
Hold me in your arms, hold on to the dream
And the cry to wipe away the tears
In a world that takes away the seeds
And takes away another
To fill its evil needs
In a world that takes away the dreams
When dreams deceive a man, insanity proceeds
In a world that\'s drowning in its lies
Which persecute his brother
For color of his eyes
In a world that radiates the skies
Intoxicates the oceans
So watch it as it dies, alone
No one is home, now one will answer the call
The cry, hear the cry
Comprehend the nature of your soul
The horrors of a child that slips into the night
Surrenders to the fight to find his senses won't reply
Unto the evidence he finds along the way
He dies along the way
My world has no more meaning
I\'ve not much more to take
Hold me in your arms, hold on to the dream
And the cry to wipe away the tears
In a world that takes away the seeds
And takes away another
To fill its evil needs
In a world that takes away the dreams
When dreams deceive a man, insanity proceeds
In a world that\'s drowning in its lies
Which persecute his brother
For color of his eyes
In a world that radiates the skies
Intoxicates the oceans
So watch it as it dies, alone
Lyrics submitted by RevelationTravis
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