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.
If you search for enrichment
And injure others
Earning more that you can spend
You'll pass the borders
When you think you've succeeded
But something's missing
Means you have been defeated
By greed, your weakness
This fantasy is not enough for me
I want it, I'll take it away from you
Your misery that softly incites me
All I do is using, abusing you
Life is often miserable
In the search for happiness
The power so desirable
They bring so much distress
Life is often pitiful
In the search for blessedness
If we weren't so insatiable
There would be much more than less
I cannot see why you'd be another me
I just take care of myself and no-one else
Life is often cynical
In the search for hopefulness
We're only wanting more and more,
So we got into this mess
All that you've taken from others
Will be taken from you
All that your dissonance smothers
Will then come back to you
Whatever happens tomorrow, and whatever you do
Just keep in mind, that se source and end is you
In Lack'ech
Never finding fulfillment, the source and end is you
And injure others
Earning more that you can spend
You'll pass the borders
When you think you've succeeded
But something's missing
Means you have been defeated
By greed, your weakness
This fantasy is not enough for me
I want it, I'll take it away from you
Your misery that softly incites me
All I do is using, abusing you
Life is often miserable
In the search for happiness
The power so desirable
They bring so much distress
Life is often pitiful
In the search for blessedness
If we weren't so insatiable
There would be much more than less
I cannot see why you'd be another me
I just take care of myself and no-one else
Life is often cynical
In the search for hopefulness
We're only wanting more and more,
So we got into this mess
All that you've taken from others
Will be taken from you
All that your dissonance smothers
Will then come back to you
Whatever happens tomorrow, and whatever you do
Just keep in mind, that se source and end is you
In Lack'ech
Never finding fulfillment, the source and end is you
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Does anyone know what Lack'ech is?
It means "another me" in mayan.
Correct lyrics:
If you search for enrichment And injure others Earning more than you can spend You'll pass the borders
When you think you've succeeded But something's missing Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
This fantasy is not enough for me I want it, I'll take it away from you Your misery that softly incites me All I do is using, abusing you
Life is often miserable In the search for happiness The power so desirable They bring so much distress
Life is often pitiful In the search for blessedness If we weren't so insatiable There would be much more than less
When you think you've succeeded But something's missing Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
If you search for enrichment And injure others Earning more than you can spend You'll pass the borders
I cannot see why you'd be another me
When you think you've succeeded But something's missing Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
I just take care of myself and no-one else
This fantasy is not enough for me I want it, I'll take it away from you Your misery that softly incites me All I do is using, abusing you
Life is often cynical In the search for hopefulness We're only wanting more and more, So we got into this mess
When you think you've succeeded But something's missing
Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
If you search for enrichment And injure others Earning more than you can spend You'll pass the borders
I cannot see why you'd be another me
When you think you've succeeded But something's missing Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
I just take care of myself and no-one else
All that you've taken from others Will be taken from you All that your dissonance smothers Will then come back to you Whatever happens tomorrow, and whatever you do Just keep in mind, that the source and end is you
When you think you've succeeded But something's missing Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
If you search for enrichment And injure others Earning more than you can spend You'll pass the borders
I cannot see why you'd be another me
When you think you've succeeded But something's missing Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
I just take care of myself and no-one else
This fantasy is not enough for me I want it, I'll take it away from you Your misery that softly incites me All I do is using, abusing you
Never finding fulfilment, the source and end is you
Materalistic world theme.
Exactly. It is a little of things coming back in threefold. I think maybe it is about a rich lady or princess, abusing her servants and making them poor. But then... UNIVERSE STRIKES BACK>:D
To me, this song is about Greed.
Look at these lines:
If you search for enrichment And injure others Earning more that you can spend You’ll pass the borders
That is basically describing someone who doesn't care of what happens to others as long as they reach their goal, and by saying 'You'll pass the boarders' they are describing that once you start getting like that, you pass the limits of what people can accept and change for the worst (becoming less popular, as the lines say, by 'injure others', which is describing emotionally not physically).
When you think you’ve succeeded But something’s missing Means you have been defeated By greed, your weakness
People often talk about how, despite having the money to buy anything they wish, they feel like something is missing but can't tell what it is. Usually it is a family or friends that they need, but because they have changed for the worst (beaten by Greed) no-one cares for them much anymore. The whole song basically repeats that people change for the worst and bad things happen because they refuse to treat others correctly. This section at the end:
All that you’ve taken from others Will be taken from you All that your dissonance smothers Will then come back to you Whatever happens tomorrow, and whatever you do Just keep in mind, that se source and end is you
Proves this to me. The line ' that you’ve taken from others' is basically saying that they have lied and cheated others out of what is rightfully theirs on their way to the top. 'Whatever happens tomorrow, and whatever you do Just keep in mind, that se source and end is you' Is basically like a warning, saying that they have created their own world and have caused others to hate them and others will be ruthless in bringing them down where they rightfully belong.
its all about money in this world and is all about power, this song is saying just that, people are losing their values because of the desire for power
amazing song lyrics and fantastic chorus