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.
He goes to work in a brand new dawn
With the early morning sunrise
He's got his dream and he's holding on
It's getting harder every day
He loves a girl who speaks her mind
Don't always look at life the same way
Sharing truth that will heal in time
They want to believe something real
Still they're searching
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Time moves on as the fading town
And they struggle with the changes
The stores have closed, friends have moved away
Now it's hope that sees him through
The kids have gone but they'll see them all
At the Sunday congregation
Sharing dreams truth will heal in time
They want to believe something real
Still they're searching
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Ooh, it's words that divide them
It's love that defines them
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
In our darkest hour, oh, we look to the sky
With a silent prayer
Believe that God's on our side
In a land where freedom rings
And where eagles fly
Ooh yeah, yeah
They want to believe something real
Still they're searching
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Yeah, it's words that divide them
It's love that defines them
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Oh, I just want to believe it
Give me something to believe in
We all need something to believe in
In the heart tonight
Got faith
Got dreams
Yeah, we're keeping the faith alive
With the early morning sunrise
He's got his dream and he's holding on
It's getting harder every day
He loves a girl who speaks her mind
Don't always look at life the same way
Sharing truth that will heal in time
They want to believe something real
Still they're searching
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Time moves on as the fading town
And they struggle with the changes
The stores have closed, friends have moved away
Now it's hope that sees him through
The kids have gone but they'll see them all
At the Sunday congregation
Sharing dreams truth will heal in time
They want to believe something real
Still they're searching
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Ooh, it's words that divide them
It's love that defines them
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
In our darkest hour, oh, we look to the sky
With a silent prayer
Believe that God's on our side
In a land where freedom rings
And where eagles fly
Ooh yeah, yeah
They want to believe something real
Still they're searching
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Yeah, it's words that divide them
It's love that defines them
They're keeping the faith in the heartland tonight
Oh, I just want to believe it
Give me something to believe in
We all need something to believe in
In the heart tonight
Got faith
Got dreams
Yeah, we're keeping the faith alive
Lyrics submitted by raisedonradio1109
Faith in the Heartland Lyrics as written by Neal Joseph Schon Jonathan Cain
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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this is my favorite song off of the "Generations" CD.....it's so beautifully done and up beat in a way.....you've gotta keep your own faith alive....no matter what you believe in (and i am not talking religion thank you) you gotta keep it up....they're trying to say that in the story they weave into the song.....