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 birth just an ember a spark of creation
Towards genesis
With vision of dominion and godliness
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
In evolutions design it will burn up
All obstacles
Changing opposition to a carnal ash
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
Sacred
With vision godliness
Stay here till the windows stop burning for your
dreams
Stay here till the windows stop burning for your
From ember to inferno
From ember to inferno
In birth just an ember a spark of creation
Towards genesis
With vision of dominion and godliness
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
Sacred
With vision godliness
Sacred
In evolutions design it will burn up
All obstacles
Changing opposition to a carnal ash
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
Sacred
With vision godliness
Towards genesis
With vision of dominion and godliness
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
In evolutions design it will burn up
All obstacles
Changing opposition to a carnal ash
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
Sacred
With vision godliness
Stay here till the windows stop burning for your
dreams
Stay here till the windows stop burning for your
From ember to inferno
From ember to inferno
In birth just an ember a spark of creation
Towards genesis
With vision of dominion and godliness
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
Sacred
With vision godliness
Sacred
In evolutions design it will burn up
All obstacles
Changing opposition to a carnal ash
With vision godliness
It will take all you have held
Sacred
With vision godliness
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