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.
erase the name and likeness
prepare my grave inhale the last breath
consumed whole in a stomach of silence
i swear to you i'm not like this
we betray ourselves betrayed by the past tense
and we choke and we claw on a mouthful of consequence
melting away my name and likeness
we're white blood and white noise
with static spilling out our pores
and all the words we never spoke
have turned to ash inside our throats
and now we sink until we float
we swear we're not like this
but our only trait is death
and we'll sink until we float
we'll sink
we're sinking
prepare my grave inhale the last breath
consumed whole in a stomach of silence
i swear to you i'm not like this
we betray ourselves betrayed by the past tense
and we choke and we claw on a mouthful of consequence
melting away my name and likeness
we're white blood and white noise
with static spilling out our pores
and all the words we never spoke
have turned to ash inside our throats
and now we sink until we float
we swear we're not like this
but our only trait is death
and we'll sink until we float
we'll sink
we're sinking
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