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.
Take this blood from my veins
And paint me a masterpiece of a parade of black
A parade of the dead sun
Writing this letter to you (writing this letter to you)
Kill their leader (I slice my wrists by way)
And watch his family die (of paper scars and pictures frames)
Family die (of all you left behind)
Last man, last man standing is a joke
In spite of the
When white (glorious head shots)
Bleeds into red (glorious head shots and 8 by 10s)
When white (in exchange for your conspiracy)
Bleeds into red, when white (we all give thanks)
Bleeds into red (pass the stuffing with a side)
When white (a side of contempt)
Bleeds into red (false memories)
Then the name won't exist
Set him on death row
Go on, let this just happen
That, that's all, that you get (in the ground, the ground, in the)
That's all you get, that's all (in the ground, the ground, in the)
you get, fuck (in the ground, the ground, in the)
Put the dead Kennedy in the ground
In the ground, in the ground
The name does not live on
Not live on
And paint me a masterpiece of a parade of black
A parade of the dead sun
Writing this letter to you (writing this letter to you)
Kill their leader (I slice my wrists by way)
And watch his family die (of paper scars and pictures frames)
Family die (of all you left behind)
Last man, last man standing is a joke
In spite of the
When white (glorious head shots)
Bleeds into red (glorious head shots and 8 by 10s)
When white (in exchange for your conspiracy)
Bleeds into red, when white (we all give thanks)
Bleeds into red (pass the stuffing with a side)
When white (a side of contempt)
Bleeds into red (false memories)
Then the name won't exist
Set him on death row
Go on, let this just happen
That, that's all, that you get (in the ground, the ground, in the)
That's all you get, that's all (in the ground, the ground, in the)
you get, fuck (in the ground, the ground, in the)
Put the dead Kennedy in the ground
In the ground, in the ground
The name does not live on
Not live on
Lyrics submitted by eulogyxforxanxangel, edited by Dowa2bp
The Kennedy Curse Lyrics as written by Dallas Green Chris Steele
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