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.
Feeling like a clown around old friends
Tending to be giddy and not mature
Better when suppressing my natural bent
And ugly when I'm straying from my better character
They're whispering softly to me
the angels and poets watching me
Calming my fears and my woes
for stressing the paths that I have chosen
Secret pains will eat your whole alive
The ones you'll certainly bottle up forever
Festering inside until you die
No purging this decay outside confession
They're whispering softly to me
advisors from my own reasoning
Warning that these are dire straits
hurry, prescriptions should be placed
I can look into my rectitude and see darkness
the anger from the sadness from the trials
that started with love
The guiding voice that keeps my pace alive is singing lullabies
It's quiet- not a peep
It's sent the kid to sleep
long enough I find
that it keeps my spirits charged with lullabies
I can look into my solitude and see confusion
the boredom from the excitement from finding my niche
that started with love
Tending to be giddy and not mature
Better when suppressing my natural bent
And ugly when I'm straying from my better character
They're whispering softly to me
the angels and poets watching me
Calming my fears and my woes
for stressing the paths that I have chosen
Secret pains will eat your whole alive
The ones you'll certainly bottle up forever
Festering inside until you die
No purging this decay outside confession
They're whispering softly to me
advisors from my own reasoning
Warning that these are dire straits
hurry, prescriptions should be placed
I can look into my rectitude and see darkness
the anger from the sadness from the trials
that started with love
The guiding voice that keeps my pace alive is singing lullabies
It's quiet- not a peep
It's sent the kid to sleep
long enough I find
that it keeps my spirits charged with lullabies
I can look into my solitude and see confusion
the boredom from the excitement from finding my niche
that started with love
Lyrics submitted by VampedVixen
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