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.
Tonight I have decided that there's only one way out
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
Nowhere to hide
You were always way too strong
Out in the night
As cicadas sing their song
Tell me are you listening
'Cause no one hears a thing
Tonight I have decided that there's only one way out
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
And I've got a torrid story but there's no one I can tell
I don't know if there's a Heaven but I'm sure that there's a Hell
I feel the knife
Like the first time breathing in
Come to life
Like we'll never be again
Tell me are you listening
'Cause no one hears a thing
Tonight I have decided that there's only one way out
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
And it led me right where your heart should have been
And it was the last thing you saw was it in
I feel the knife
Like the first time breathing
Tonight I have decided that there's only one way out
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
And I've got a torrid story but there's no one I can tell
I don't know if there's a Heaven but I'm sure that there's a Hell
Out in the night the cicadas sing their song
Out in the night the cicadas sing their song
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
Nowhere to hide
You were always way too strong
Out in the night
As cicadas sing their song
Tell me are you listening
'Cause no one hears a thing
Tonight I have decided that there's only one way out
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
And I've got a torrid story but there's no one I can tell
I don't know if there's a Heaven but I'm sure that there's a Hell
I feel the knife
Like the first time breathing in
Come to life
Like we'll never be again
Tell me are you listening
'Cause no one hears a thing
Tonight I have decided that there's only one way out
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
And it led me right where your heart should have been
And it was the last thing you saw was it in
I feel the knife
Like the first time breathing
Tonight I have decided that there's only one way out
And I tried so hard to fight it but the blame kept coming down
And I've got a torrid story but there's no one I can tell
I don't know if there's a Heaven but I'm sure that there's a Hell
Out in the night the cicadas sing their song
Out in the night the cicadas sing their song
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Great version of a great song,
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i think he hates his life and is trying to kill himself(knife) and talking about theres one way out.