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.
where you run is where you hide
better hope your hiding well
cause when the angel catches you
you know your damned to hell
Damned to hell is what you are
can you hear the church bells toll
and all the money in the world
can't save your sorry soul
and when you reach the pearly gates
and peter reads your tale
he'll send you back from whence you came
back to your living hell
Damned to hell is what you are
can you hear the church bells toll
and all the money you have made
can't save your sorry soul
and i believe there comes a time
where justice does prevail
it may not be in my lifetime
for you thats just to well
Damned to hell is what you are
can you hear the church bells toll
and all the money you have made
can't save your sorry soul
better hope your hiding well
cause when the angel catches you
you know your damned to hell
Damned to hell is what you are
can you hear the church bells toll
and all the money in the world
can't save your sorry soul
and when you reach the pearly gates
and peter reads your tale
he'll send you back from whence you came
back to your living hell
Damned to hell is what you are
can you hear the church bells toll
and all the money you have made
can't save your sorry soul
and i believe there comes a time
where justice does prevail
it may not be in my lifetime
for you thats just to well
Damned to hell is what you are
can you hear the church bells toll
and all the money you have made
can't save your sorry soul
Lyrics submitted by innocence14s
Damned To Hell Lyrics as written by John Charles Wiltshire Butler
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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