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 watch the hawk land
A sign of good fortune
I watched it reach out for my hand it said
"You should revert back to the way you used to be
You know it will only help you in the end"
It's not an issue to let it in
Settle down
Settle down
Save your stories cause they're all the same
You've had had your glory
Throw it all away
If you don't you will never change cause
Give it time and watch your fame decay
You're not alone
I've straightened out crooked lines
I did it on my own
Got it done, I served my time
It's going to take more you know
Settle down
Lay it down lay
Save your stories cause they're all the same
You've had your glory
Throw it all away
If you don't you will never change cause
Give it time and watch your fame decay
It's gone away
Gone
It's gone away
All worries
No pleasure
It will open the ultimate treasure
This is how our status is measured
This isn't pleasure
Save your stories cause they're all the same
You've had had your glory
Throw it all away
If you don't you will never change cause
Give it time and watch your fame decay
A sign of good fortune
I watched it reach out for my hand it said
"You should revert back to the way you used to be
You know it will only help you in the end"
It's not an issue to let it in
Settle down
Settle down
Save your stories cause they're all the same
You've had had your glory
Throw it all away
If you don't you will never change cause
Give it time and watch your fame decay
You're not alone
I've straightened out crooked lines
I did it on my own
Got it done, I served my time
It's going to take more you know
Settle down
Lay it down lay
Save your stories cause they're all the same
You've had your glory
Throw it all away
If you don't you will never change cause
Give it time and watch your fame decay
It's gone away
Gone
It's gone away
All worries
No pleasure
It will open the ultimate treasure
This is how our status is measured
This isn't pleasure
Save your stories cause they're all the same
You've had had your glory
Throw it all away
If you don't you will never change cause
Give it time and watch your fame decay
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher, edited by boomgorilla
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