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.
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert urgent errands
Go
The sun sets, the light fades
Blood red, on an empty street
Its not night, Its not day
Its no more, for an unfortunate soul who
Witnesses like violently a race, From the horror of the human race
Bright futures exchanged for profit, living half a life
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
GO!!
Your life now, they respects, to your blood
Those in the vast of the grave
Unknown, unite there
Your hearts one, in moments you'll never forget, YA!
History lessons direct from the grave
Lost souls of the lost divide
Liberate your generation, Living, running flesh
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
COMMIT TERANY!!!
Its probably not the second line of furious flames
COMMIT TO THE GRAVE!!!
SOUND OFF- Be the voice of a generation
DECEND- You've got a choice to make
SOUND OFF- Be the voice of a generation
DECEND- You've got a choice to make
STRIP AWAY- Be the voice of a generation
STRIP AWAY- You've got a choice to make
CUT AWAY, Cut away, STRIP AWAY, Strip away, CUT AWAY, Strip away your chains
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert urgent errands
Go
The sun sets, the light fades
Blood red, on an empty street
Its not night, Its not day
Its no more, for an unfortunate soul who
Witnesses like violently a race, From the horror of the human race
Bright futures exchanged for profit, living half a life
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
GO!!
Your life now, they respects, to your blood
Those in the vast of the grave
Unknown, unite there
Your hearts one, in moments you'll never forget, YA!
History lessons direct from the grave
Lost souls of the lost divide
Liberate your generation, Living, running flesh
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
COMMIT TERANY!!!
Its probably not the second line of furious flames
COMMIT TO THE GRAVE!!!
SOUND OFF- Be the voice of a generation
DECEND- You've got a choice to make
SOUND OFF- Be the voice of a generation
DECEND- You've got a choice to make
STRIP AWAY- Be the voice of a generation
STRIP AWAY- You've got a choice to make
CUT AWAY, Cut away, STRIP AWAY, Strip away, CUT AWAY, Strip away your chains
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
Sing a hymn for the dead
Because in death as in life we are one in the same
Sing a hymn for the world
To avert ugenic arrends
Lyrics submitted by punkpirate, edited by Bones2100
Hymn for the Dead Lyrics as written by Patrick C. Bollinger Christopher Lee Barker
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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Liberate your generation The living: rotting flesh
those parts are about how all people care about is money and we arent really living because of it.
And i also agree with faileddesign and tw15ted.
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