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.
An inquisitive mind
Will always tune into the world beyond.
Curiously you'll find yourself
Observing it all with intrigue.
So keep a close eye
Such a detailed awareness
Helps you to feel alive
You're always watching,
But it's only watching.
This voice so confident
And proud of chanting opinions
Stuck in his verbal crusade
Ranting an invented position
You're only ever a witness
To what you want to see
You're glorifying this misperception.
So fill your head
With what you think you understand.
My ears grow tired
Of listening to this constant recital
Lend yourself only when it suits
For this worthy cause, for this worthy cause
Feed the elevation that you so desperately, so desperately
In all these words in which you preach
I would have thought you'd act.
But you're sitting too comfortably
In a land so distant
Watching for entertainment
And in this voice of confidence
Too proud to admit flawed opinions
Bound to his verbal crusade
Preaching his invented position.
These tones will always
Deceive the unfamiliar
Still glorifying your misperception.
So in love with the sound of you own voice
And why? You would talk for eternity
The watcher runs
With the circles of his debate
And in the end, what's been achieved?
Will always tune into the world beyond.
Curiously you'll find yourself
Observing it all with intrigue.
So keep a close eye
Such a detailed awareness
Helps you to feel alive
You're always watching,
But it's only watching.
This voice so confident
And proud of chanting opinions
Stuck in his verbal crusade
Ranting an invented position
You're only ever a witness
To what you want to see
You're glorifying this misperception.
So fill your head
With what you think you understand.
My ears grow tired
Of listening to this constant recital
Lend yourself only when it suits
For this worthy cause, for this worthy cause
Feed the elevation that you so desperately, so desperately
In all these words in which you preach
I would have thought you'd act.
But you're sitting too comfortably
In a land so distant
Watching for entertainment
And in this voice of confidence
Too proud to admit flawed opinions
Bound to his verbal crusade
Preaching his invented position.
These tones will always
Deceive the unfamiliar
Still glorifying your misperception.
So in love with the sound of you own voice
And why? You would talk for eternity
The watcher runs
With the circles of his debate
And in the end, what's been achieved?
Lyrics submitted by donniedarko28, edited by alimayne
Peep Show Lyrics as written by Daniel Weller Daniel Foord
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Bucks Music Group
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Sikth is so wonderful. But mostly I think they're not very good lyrically. This song, however is an exception. One of my favorite songs to sing, too.
Personally I think the lyrics are extremely clever in all of their songs..My fave song off the album, this one.
"some people try too hard to involve themselves in the lives of others, this song is about them..."
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Wonderful... there is noone here in sweden who ever had heard about Sikth... well, feels lika that. Anyway I love them! And this song is amazing. Not the best but... beautiful.
Anyone seen the video? It's very weird. Not entirely sure what it is about...
This describes my friend perfectly. He has an opinion on everything and anyone, but never acts on it. He just rants, and watches, and thinks he understands.
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