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.
Spray painted the pot and kettle ground down sheet rock and metal rock slide mud slide land slide it's all coming down and i'm waiting for it cast out the black built up the monolith cast out the red i leave with apathy turn out come here spineless boy she said come here paranoid sleeping boy
Lyrics submitted by fallen_degenerate
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