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.
Lost in slumber
A threat to no one
Weak and humbled
In my disgrace
Sweet departure
Is what I long for
Careless moments
To comfort me
Dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Too determined
To be forgotten
Nothing left to enrapture me
Hard and silent but softly breaking
No beloved to comfort me
Ooh, dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Feel the determination built into my mind
You're never gonna find me
I'll wipe the world away
Your face it will remind me
Just how much I have to leave
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again, tell
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Into my mind
A threat to no one
Weak and humbled
In my disgrace
Sweet departure
Is what I long for
Careless moments
To comfort me
Dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Too determined
To be forgotten
Nothing left to enrapture me
Hard and silent but softly breaking
No beloved to comfort me
Ooh, dead philosophy
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Feel the determination built into my mind
You're never gonna find me
I'll wipe the world away
Your face it will remind me
Just how much I have to leave
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again, tell
If I offer you my soul
Will you carry me away?
I cannot be the only one
To be dehumanized again
Left behind
Into my mind
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I love this song. To me its about being surrounded by a bunch of bullshit and willing to give up ANYTHING to flee from it.
It's about the cold and callous nature of the world. Desire for departure from the aspects of life that make human beings dehumanized. Without feeling or emotion. Desentized to love, pain, life or death.
yeah the studio version to this song is awesome... one of my most favourite disturbed songs.
I think this song is about trying to escape from people who try to entrap you.
Yeah, this song is about a guy trying to escape from things like Love. But without love, he won't feel human anymore. So he asks Love, he love takes him in, will he promise to never hurt him. And love says I can not garuantee that. So he keeps running.
He's saying the belief that life should be comforting and carefree is an unrealistic idea, and that while we can put on a show and make ourselves seem unafected in reality the world is breaking us down and he's not the only one suffering. Despite the fact that we know life is hell we still look for love and comfort from people we know suffered like us.
It's on the music as a weapon tour CD... live version is the only version.
no the live version isnt the only version its on theyre lost children album you can listen to the whole malbum on youtube!
I hope they release a studio version of the song - the live version is average quality.
I have a Studio Version. Heres the Link: beemp3.com/download.php<br /> <br /> Hopefully that will work
i have the studio version of this its good
I agree with Adam. The song talks about being lost in slumber, and a threat to no one. Oftentimes when people suffer depression they sleep a lot, and become a pushover. Then he talks about sweet departure. He's either referencing leaving whatever place he's in, or suicide. Since again, depressed people often have thoughts of running away or of suicide.
So pretty much the whole song ties into depression, and how when one is depressed they become dehumanized, since a depressed person often cares little about emotions such as love and happiness, etc etc. Yet emotions are what make us humans.