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.
England seemed like such a beautiful place from afar
Until one day I went and saw how miserabely how things really are
All fantastic images they only are apparent
Propagated just by hope and desire to share it
Beauty was the allure that brought me close to you
Loneliness was the bond that made me stick like glue
All fantastic images they only are apparent
Promoted by desperate hope that things are somewhere better
I don't have a thing against fantasy
But to chase it down just don't make sense to me
If you're only hope is simply peace and love
You end up discarding most of what you're made of
All fantastic images they only are apparent
Promoted by desperate hope
And the need to share it
Until one day I went and saw how miserabely how things really are
All fantastic images they only are apparent
Propagated just by hope and desire to share it
Beauty was the allure that brought me close to you
Loneliness was the bond that made me stick like glue
All fantastic images they only are apparent
Promoted by desperate hope that things are somewhere better
I don't have a thing against fantasy
But to chase it down just don't make sense to me
If you're only hope is simply peace and love
You end up discarding most of what you're made of
All fantastic images they only are apparent
Promoted by desperate hope
And the need to share it
Lyrics submitted by djmarkoh, edited by carlemil123
All Fantastic Images Lyrics as written by Greg Graffin Brian Champtaloup Baker
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Meaning of this song is clear, the lyrics are really bad for bad religions standard imo
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