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.
I've packed more trunks
than the Jersey mob
There's no turning back
From here
No turning back my friend
So many unfamiliar faces
This freight train is running off the track
Hey mister, can you help me
I seem to have lost my way back home
There's no more taking chances
Embrace the ghost
And kill this doubt
You can devour your demons
But they'll never let you go
There's no turning back
From here
No turning back my friend
I'm leaving[I'm leaving]
And never coming back again[Never coming Back]
This gun is cocked[Never coming back]
And suited with a bullet called regret
I'm leaving
And never coming back again
Never coming back
A million channels on the TV
All reruns of the past mistakes
The static neither fact nor fiction
It's my excuse to get some sleep
My pulse racing
I can feel the tension
Sweat dripping as it cuts across my brow
How hollow can a person feel
How hollow can a person feel
No!
There's no turning back
From here
No turning back my friend
I'm leaving [I'm leaving]
And never coming back again[Never coming back]
This gun is cocked[Never coming back]
And suited with a bullet called regret
I'm leaving[And never coming back]
And never coming back again
Never coming back
How can you mean all those things you said
The lies that you told
The blood has been washed off my hands
Washed off my hands
By the grace you've shown
How can you mean all those things that you said
The lies that you told
The blood has been washed off my hands
Washed off my hands
By the grace you've shown
than the Jersey mob
There's no turning back
From here
No turning back my friend
So many unfamiliar faces
This freight train is running off the track
Hey mister, can you help me
I seem to have lost my way back home
There's no more taking chances
Embrace the ghost
And kill this doubt
You can devour your demons
But they'll never let you go
There's no turning back
From here
No turning back my friend
I'm leaving[I'm leaving]
And never coming back again[Never coming Back]
This gun is cocked[Never coming back]
And suited with a bullet called regret
I'm leaving
And never coming back again
Never coming back
A million channels on the TV
All reruns of the past mistakes
The static neither fact nor fiction
It's my excuse to get some sleep
My pulse racing
I can feel the tension
Sweat dripping as it cuts across my brow
How hollow can a person feel
How hollow can a person feel
No!
There's no turning back
From here
No turning back my friend
I'm leaving [I'm leaving]
And never coming back again[Never coming back]
This gun is cocked[Never coming back]
And suited with a bullet called regret
I'm leaving[And never coming back]
And never coming back again
Never coming back
How can you mean all those things you said
The lies that you told
The blood has been washed off my hands
Washed off my hands
By the grace you've shown
How can you mean all those things that you said
The lies that you told
The blood has been washed off my hands
Washed off my hands
By the grace you've shown
Lyrics submitted by Fragmentedsobriquet
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