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'm in a constant state of getting cut
So why don't I feel anything?
This is a violation
Maybe I forgot what it was like
Before it entered me
So this is what they call
Another endless night
So tired of believing
If this is wrong or right
I think this cause is lost
I wish that I could sleep
I feel like some kind of shadow
Another slave to the week
Imagine if we lived
Under the weather
We would never be found
Never discovered
If everything goes wrong
If it's one more endless night
You know there always tomorrow
And tomorrow
They'll know there's always tomorrow
And this knife, this knife
It is my most important appendage
So now that your whole world
Has gone into flames
This night is still never ending
Do you think you're still safe?
Seems everything went wrong
We were discovered
But this time there's no tomorrow
And tomorrow
And this knife, this knife.
So why don't I feel anything?
This is a violation
Maybe I forgot what it was like
Before it entered me
So this is what they call
Another endless night
So tired of believing
If this is wrong or right
I think this cause is lost
I wish that I could sleep
I feel like some kind of shadow
Another slave to the week
Imagine if we lived
Under the weather
We would never be found
Never discovered
If everything goes wrong
If it's one more endless night
You know there always tomorrow
And tomorrow
They'll know there's always tomorrow
And this knife, this knife
It is my most important appendage
So now that your whole world
Has gone into flames
This night is still never ending
Do you think you're still safe?
Seems everything went wrong
We were discovered
But this time there's no tomorrow
And tomorrow
And this knife, this knife.
Lyrics submitted by winter_dark
No Transitory Lyrics as written by Chris Steele Andy Pask
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clairebaby you couldn't be more right, def. my fave song too...and that's saying a lot. this band basically defines my life. the meaning of this song, at least to me that is, is basically a song about the harsh reality of life, the relief from it and where you find it. in this case, cutting is the relief. "so now that your whold world, has gone up into flames, this night is still never ending do you think you're still safe?" <-- basically says to me, this world is a bitch. when you're comfort is gone you turn to what relieves you. alcholol, mutilation, sex...pick your flavor. the world is harsh, and tomorrow won't necessarily come unless you make it yourself. please feedback, for i am hungry!