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.
In the dark, in the dark you’ll find us
Make a noise to the beat of fashion
No name brand will keep us in this hole
Apologize making indecision
Come alive in the patron saints of medicine
Medicine makes friends
At the bottom of a wishing well
Was a secret that we dare not speak out loud
Holding hands in a powerful stare
Wearing badges those kept to show we care
I only do what the people say
I exist in the hearts of all our friends
I don’t want to be a victim here
I just want to rid the people of this
Yeah, we all die young
We need no victims in this
Flaccid generation
We need no victims in this
Put us in, put us in submission
Bring a life, wanna fight your system
Won’t back down till the conversation ends
In front of me the calamine breaks even
Take it back to the panic push
And promises, cause promises break friends
At the bottom of a wishing well
Was a secret that we dare not speak out loud
Holding hands in a powerful stare
Wearing badges those kept to show we care
I only do what the people say
I exist in the hearts of all our friends
I don’t want to be a victim here
I just want to rid the people of this
Yeah, we all die young
We need no victims in this
Flaccid generation
We need no victims in this
At the bottom of a wishing well
Was a secret that we dare not speak out loud
Holding hands in a powerful stare
Wearing badges those kept to show we care
I only do what the people say
I exist in the hearts of all our friends
I don’t want to be a victim here
I just want to rid the people of this
Make a noise to the beat of fashion
No name brand will keep us in this hole
Apologize making indecision
Come alive in the patron saints of medicine
Medicine makes friends
At the bottom of a wishing well
Was a secret that we dare not speak out loud
Holding hands in a powerful stare
Wearing badges those kept to show we care
I only do what the people say
I exist in the hearts of all our friends
I don’t want to be a victim here
I just want to rid the people of this
Yeah, we all die young
We need no victims in this
Flaccid generation
We need no victims in this
Put us in, put us in submission
Bring a life, wanna fight your system
Won’t back down till the conversation ends
In front of me the calamine breaks even
Take it back to the panic push
And promises, cause promises break friends
At the bottom of a wishing well
Was a secret that we dare not speak out loud
Holding hands in a powerful stare
Wearing badges those kept to show we care
I only do what the people say
I exist in the hearts of all our friends
I don’t want to be a victim here
I just want to rid the people of this
Yeah, we all die young
We need no victims in this
Flaccid generation
We need no victims in this
At the bottom of a wishing well
Was a secret that we dare not speak out loud
Holding hands in a powerful stare
Wearing badges those kept to show we care
I only do what the people say
I exist in the hearts of all our friends
I don’t want to be a victim here
I just want to rid the people of this
Lyrics submitted by thesesolareyes
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