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.
A voice moves silent through
the twisted city streets
The eyes from tangled gardens peer
He grins a broken smile
Through shattered teeth
he brings the darkest time of year
And he will save us now
And he will take us underground
Where we'll never be bound by love
Or the nightmares above
The night of dreams when
Things are not as they may seem
Before the day we'll never know
He will take us while we're sleeping
And he will never let us go
And he will save us now
And he will take us underground
And here we'll never be bound by love
Or the nightmares above
We follow the sound,
It's leading us down,
Into the kingdom of under.
We're lost and we're found
We're nothing and nowhere
Forever and ever
the twisted city streets
The eyes from tangled gardens peer
He grins a broken smile
Through shattered teeth
he brings the darkest time of year
And he will save us now
And he will take us underground
Where we'll never be bound by love
Or the nightmares above
The night of dreams when
Things are not as they may seem
Before the day we'll never know
He will take us while we're sleeping
And he will never let us go
And he will save us now
And he will take us underground
And here we'll never be bound by love
Or the nightmares above
We follow the sound,
It's leading us down,
Into the kingdom of under.
We're lost and we're found
We're nothing and nowhere
Forever and ever
Lyrics submitted by LadyLucifer
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