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.
A couple of years and I'm a silhouette
My halo is broken now, and I'm all that's left
I hate to disappoint but it's the way things went
I was blind to the things I did and after what was said
Tie up these loose ends 'cause voices are callin' me out
I've got the solution: you can feed me to something
That is leaving this town
Whoa-o-o-o
I'm losing hope
There's a hole in my heart that's been cut out of stone
Whoa-o-o-o
Cold comes, cold goes
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
A couple of tears and I'm a broken mess
The sadness has taken me far too deep in regret.
So sing me a song about something good
My heart's on the threshing floor and I've torn everything open
I could...
I used to believe in, some kind of feeling
That could change everything I thought I knew
But that door is closed and my heart feels like it's frozen
If you hear me, I can't feel you.
Whoa-o-o-o
I'm losing hope
There's a hole in my heart that's been cut out of stone
Whoa-o-o-o
Cold comes, cold goes
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
The coldest heart
Can be brought to life
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
Whoa-o-o-o
I'm losing hope
There's a hole in my heart that's been cut out of stone
Whoa-o-o-o
Cold comes, cold goes
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
And I've got the coldest heart
I've got the coldest heart
I've got the coldest heart
I've got the coldest heart
My halo is broken now, and I'm all that's left
I hate to disappoint but it's the way things went
I was blind to the things I did and after what was said
Tie up these loose ends 'cause voices are callin' me out
I've got the solution: you can feed me to something
That is leaving this town
Whoa-o-o-o
I'm losing hope
There's a hole in my heart that's been cut out of stone
Whoa-o-o-o
Cold comes, cold goes
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
A couple of tears and I'm a broken mess
The sadness has taken me far too deep in regret.
So sing me a song about something good
My heart's on the threshing floor and I've torn everything open
I could...
I used to believe in, some kind of feeling
That could change everything I thought I knew
But that door is closed and my heart feels like it's frozen
If you hear me, I can't feel you.
Whoa-o-o-o
I'm losing hope
There's a hole in my heart that's been cut out of stone
Whoa-o-o-o
Cold comes, cold goes
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
The coldest heart
Can be brought to life
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes
Whoa-o-o-o
I'm losing hope
There's a hole in my heart that's been cut out of stone
Whoa-o-o-o
Cold comes, cold goes
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
Could you fill this hole, 'cause I can't do it alone
And I've got the coldest heart
I've got the coldest heart
I've got the coldest heart
I've got the coldest heart
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Whether you believe that this is a song about one's relationship with God doesn't change the fact that this is a phenomenal song. I'm looking forward to hearing more from Classic Crime.
I love this song!!!!!! along with The Fight!!
This song is really great! I'm a "new 'The Classic Crime' listener" and this song is really cool.....
chyea i can definitely wake up to this song every morning.
no way NOT to like it. it rocks
I love this song. I was listening to Music Choice and they were one. I fell in love automatically.
I love this song. I was listening to Music Choice and they were one. I fell in love automatically.
One of my favorite songs ever! I think it basically tells of [whoever " I " is] finally seeing how he screwed up his life, and he's facing the consequences, and in the chorus he cries out to God. The last part had my confused for a while---"The coldest heart can be brought to life when its thrown into the fire of goodbyes"----I think it means anyone can be stubborn and lofty but when things go wrong--"goodbyes"--it can humble anyone.
this song freakin rocks man!!!
My interrpretation of "the coldest heart can be brought to life, when its thrown into the fire of goodbyes." was that God could take the coldest weakest most broken up, mest up life and reform it, re-cast it into something beautiful and whole by saying "goodbye" to all the flaws and sins of life....
this is an awesome song...i think it means something in the lines of a broken love...he had a relationship with someone but due to some reason "I hate to disappoint but it's the way things went/I was bound to the things I did" it ended. "I've got the solution/You can feed me to something/ That is leaving this doubt" here he is calling out for help, not necessarly from God, he is in the spot everyone is in when about to dump or when having to end a relationship;" is this the right thing to do? will i be happier?"the chorus is the part where the pain and agony is described and the need for help is called out, someone to help him heal the broken haert or the "hole in my heart". in the bridge he is saying that the (past) relationship isn't bringing him joy or the bliss he needs and describes his heart as the coldest heart, but if they part it can be "brought to life". "A couple of tears and I'm a broken mess/The sadness has taken me far too deep in regret/So sing me a song about something good" here he just wants to move on, "forget" the pain . This song, i think, is about when's the right time to move on, when , in a relationship, everything is frozen and only the fire of goodbye's can bring both back to life. "The coldest heart can be brought to life When it's thrown into the fire of goodbyes"