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.
I came I saw I kicked some ass
The pain I caused it makes me laugh
'Cause the way I do my thing is strange
I just inject myself into your veins
Can't run, can't hide, there's no way out
The sun will rise and its about
Time for the wreckoning
Time time for this girl to sing
Damn if I thought that you would change
And my life would stay the same
I went you don't even care about me enough
You don't give a damn
Things will come and things will go
But there's one thing that I know for sure
Is that you don't give a damn about me
And so I'm walking out the door
Oh yeah hmm..
Can't move can't breathe it's getting dark
The beast has come to steal your heart
So you better practice your scream
Because you may not like your dream
Things will will come and things will go
But there's one thing I know for sure
Is that you don't give a damn about me
And so I'm walking out the door
The wreckoning, the wreckoning, the wreckoning
The wreckoning, the wreckoning, the wreckoning
Damn if I thought that you would change and my life would stay the same
I went You don't even care about me you know you don't give a damn
Things will come and things will go
But there's one thing that I know for show
Is that you don't give a damn about me
So tough I'm walking out the door
Damn if I thought you would change and my life would stay the same
I went You don't even care about me you know you don't give a damn
And I'm running from my problems I got my phony face painted on
And then I think of what you said to me
And then I think of what you did to me
I think of you and probably laugh
And then I think of you and probably laugh
And Then I think of you and problably laugh
You're the one I'm running from (chorus)
The pain I caused it makes me laugh
'Cause the way I do my thing is strange
I just inject myself into your veins
Can't run, can't hide, there's no way out
The sun will rise and its about
Time for the wreckoning
Time time for this girl to sing
Damn if I thought that you would change
And my life would stay the same
I went you don't even care about me enough
You don't give a damn
Things will come and things will go
But there's one thing that I know for sure
Is that you don't give a damn about me
And so I'm walking out the door
Oh yeah hmm..
Can't move can't breathe it's getting dark
The beast has come to steal your heart
So you better practice your scream
Because you may not like your dream
Things will will come and things will go
But there's one thing I know for sure
Is that you don't give a damn about me
And so I'm walking out the door
The wreckoning, the wreckoning, the wreckoning
The wreckoning, the wreckoning, the wreckoning
Damn if I thought that you would change and my life would stay the same
I went You don't even care about me you know you don't give a damn
Things will come and things will go
But there's one thing that I know for show
Is that you don't give a damn about me
So tough I'm walking out the door
Damn if I thought you would change and my life would stay the same
I went You don't even care about me you know you don't give a damn
And I'm running from my problems I got my phony face painted on
And then I think of what you said to me
And then I think of what you did to me
I think of you and probably laugh
And then I think of you and probably laugh
And Then I think of you and problably laugh
You're the one I'm running from (chorus)
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