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.
I was getting in another of these strange rooms, to wait for the news what\'s wrong with me
As they wrote it down, sickness overcame me - for hours I was unable to speak
How can this be? I\'ve never done a bad thing. Why have I been chosen from above?
Hey - look at me! How do I deserve this? My absolute trust is getting lost.
Could someone break the silence?!
Could you please take your hands off me?!
Can you hear me?!
Could someone talk to me?!
Could someone take away this pain?!
Please, call my name!
What am I to do? Call for the Grim Reaper? Accept this is my only destiny?
Hundreds of injections, neverending inquieries. I\'m slowly feeling like a guinea pig.
Oh, I wanna scream and I wanna hear me screaming. I wanna hera the noise of everyday.
But I can only hear me breathing, black despaired I\'m leaving and again I am learning how to live.
Could someone break the silence?!
Could you please take your hands off me?!
Can you hear me?!
Could someone talk to me?!
Could someone take away this pain?!
Please, call my name!
Everything\'s inseide out
My world stopped turning around
Feeling worthless and blank
So powerless - I will give up
I will give up
Could someone break the silence?!
Could you please take your hands off me?!
Can you hear me?!
Could someone talk to me?!
Could someone take away this pain?!
Please, call my name!
As they wrote it down, sickness overcame me - for hours I was unable to speak
How can this be? I\'ve never done a bad thing. Why have I been chosen from above?
Hey - look at me! How do I deserve this? My absolute trust is getting lost.
Could someone break the silence?!
Could you please take your hands off me?!
Can you hear me?!
Could someone talk to me?!
Could someone take away this pain?!
Please, call my name!
What am I to do? Call for the Grim Reaper? Accept this is my only destiny?
Hundreds of injections, neverending inquieries. I\'m slowly feeling like a guinea pig.
Oh, I wanna scream and I wanna hear me screaming. I wanna hera the noise of everyday.
But I can only hear me breathing, black despaired I\'m leaving and again I am learning how to live.
Could someone break the silence?!
Could you please take your hands off me?!
Can you hear me?!
Could someone talk to me?!
Could someone take away this pain?!
Please, call my name!
Everything\'s inseide out
My world stopped turning around
Feeling worthless and blank
So powerless - I will give up
I will give up
Could someone break the silence?!
Could you please take your hands off me?!
Can you hear me?!
Could someone talk to me?!
Could someone take away this pain?!
Please, call my name!
Lyrics submitted by Nonny
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