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.
We are the leaders and the preachers
Teaching you what is right from wrong.
And even if a hint of nonsense has made us clearly conscious,
We'll be the first ones to act, be the first ones to act in.
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Oh oh oh, look at what we've all tried not to become:
Another fabricated self-portrait.
Oh oh no, take another glance and remember we're the ones
Setting you up to take our fall.
You are the so-called weak and reckless.
Waiting for the next big explosion,
No matter if it's wrong or right.
If we let you have this,
You'll be the first to destroy, be the first to destroy it.
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Oh oh oh, look at what we've all tried not to become:
Another fabricated self-portrait.
Oh oh no, take another glance and remember we're the ones
Setting you up to take our fall.
The simple ways we roll our eyes
Are exactly how we disguise our secrets.
You know you need this.
The simple ways we roll our eyes
Are exactly how we disguise our secrets.
You know you need this.
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Oh oh oh, look at what we've all tried not to become:
Another fabricated self-portrait.
Oh oh no, take another glance and remember we're the ones
Setting you up to take our fall.
Teaching you what is right from wrong.
And even if a hint of nonsense has made us clearly conscious,
We'll be the first ones to act, be the first ones to act in.
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Oh oh oh, look at what we've all tried not to become:
Another fabricated self-portrait.
Oh oh no, take another glance and remember we're the ones
Setting you up to take our fall.
You are the so-called weak and reckless.
Waiting for the next big explosion,
No matter if it's wrong or right.
If we let you have this,
You'll be the first to destroy, be the first to destroy it.
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Oh oh oh, look at what we've all tried not to become:
Another fabricated self-portrait.
Oh oh no, take another glance and remember we're the ones
Setting you up to take our fall.
The simple ways we roll our eyes
Are exactly how we disguise our secrets.
You know you need this.
The simple ways we roll our eyes
Are exactly how we disguise our secrets.
You know you need this.
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Tick-tock on the clock and a knock at the
Oh oh oh, look at what we've all tried not to become:
Another fabricated self-portrait.
Oh oh no, take another glance and remember we're the ones
Setting you up to take our fall.
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You've Made Us Conscious Lyrics as written by Joseph Matthew Lussa Daniel James Stevens
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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I also found out about this song off of the victory records sampler. kinda like the special suprize inside a cereal box. i find it ironic that victory records puts out a campaign about "beating coorprate rock" when hawthorne heights is a coorperate sell out, and atreyu has a large fan base. and then victory comes out with a commerical sponcering them. tho i'm a hypocrate cause i bought the hawthorne hieghts cd four moths ago.