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.
Come down on me, my sweet angel
Poison milk from that withering breast
Come down on me, my sweet angel
Poison milk from that withering breast
Your mask is drifting
See what writhes beneath
Porcelain grin is cracking, incest to uncoil
Your laugh spreads yawning, black hole formation
Drown and the first real breath takes hold
Washed in a chill so peaceful, sink further
Hold his hand and crush it
The depth of the chasm is infinite
Discover bliss and serenity in drowning
Poison milk from that withering breast
Come down on me, my sweet angel
Poison milk from that withering breast
Your mask is drifting
See what writhes beneath
Porcelain grin is cracking, incest to uncoil
Your laugh spreads yawning, black hole formation
Drown and the first real breath takes hold
Washed in a chill so peaceful, sink further
Hold his hand and crush it
The depth of the chasm is infinite
Discover bliss and serenity in drowning
Lyrics submitted by Disposition_987
False Light Lyrics as written by Aaron Turner Aaron Harris
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it's "chasm", not "charm" in the last stanza. I always wondered why charm had two syllables... shame on you!
That's accurate. Listen to the man himself (Aaron Turner) explain it on this radio show:
combatmusicradio.com/The_Show/TheShow061305.mp3
It's about halfway through.
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That's accurate. Listen to the man himself (Aaron Turner) explain it on this radio show:
combatmusicradio.com/The_Show/TheShow061305.mp3
It's about halfway through.
wow, well. that's tough stuff but an interesting thing to know. i like my interpretation better cause it's my interpretation of lyrics and music together, but reading the lyrics again i admit that yours might be more accurate.
Enough said read what others have said...
This song is Ill. Downright vicious with that sick riffing Turner starts in on.
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