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.
This morning there's no rods or staffs
To comfort you dressed as a target
As you amble in your chains and stumble through
The corridors that lead to our makeshift valley of death
In the prison's backyard
Where you'll give us your final breath
Last night I saw you dine with lovers and human tears
But glance at me in ways
That brought to life my sleeping fears
That today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
That today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
That today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
Peel away the aging skin
Expose this lifeless body in the void
Divinity within
I watch my temple fall to pieces
Divinity within
I watch my temple fall to pieces
So tell me what
When I've read you your rights
When the guns are in their place
When your crime no longer seems absurd
When your crime's no longer absurd
What will you say?
When we ask you
"What are your final words?"
When your crime's no longer absurd
What will you, what will you say, Kezia?
When we ask
"What are your final words?"
What are your final words?
To comfort you dressed as a target
As you amble in your chains and stumble through
The corridors that lead to our makeshift valley of death
In the prison's backyard
Where you'll give us your final breath
Last night I saw you dine with lovers and human tears
But glance at me in ways
That brought to life my sleeping fears
That today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
That today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
That today you'll bite my neck
Today you'll bite my neck
Peel away the aging skin
Expose this lifeless body in the void
Divinity within
I watch my temple fall to pieces
Divinity within
I watch my temple fall to pieces
So tell me what
When I've read you your rights
When the guns are in their place
When your crime no longer seems absurd
When your crime's no longer absurd
What will you say?
When we ask you
"What are your final words?"
When your crime's no longer absurd
What will you, what will you say, Kezia?
When we ask
"What are your final words?"
What are your final words?
Lyrics submitted by guitarhero, edited by mingleys
Divinity Within Lyrics as written by Lucas Hoskin Arif Mirabodlbaghi
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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