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.
Too long in the same place
I'm sinking into this town
I've charmed the same old snakes
I think we gotta get out
Before I break away from me
This place is my lobotomy
Imagine we were dead
Counting all the things we never did
I remember when you told me
I should live like I'm dying
Not to close my eyes
While everything burns
What are we waiting for?
These years are dying slowly
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
I can't contemplate the earth
All while my heads in the sand
'Cause I've been buried alive
So take my bleeding hands
And breathe life into me
'Cause right now I'm suffocating
I imagine we were dead
Counting all the things we never did
I remember when you told me
I should live like I'm dying
Not to close my eyes while
Everything burns
What are we waiting for?
These years are dying slowly
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
I don't want a life of agony
I won't be another tragedy
And close my eyes while everything burns
And I won't pretend I don't exist
Invisible until I turn to dust
Open your eyes we're still alive
Standing still is criminal
And never lasts forever
The safest place in life is now
Today's the day we're breaking out
I remember when you told me
I should live like I'm dying
Not to close my eyes while
Everything burns
What are we waiting for?
These years are dying slowly
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
What are we waiting for?
(What are we waiting for?)
What are we waiting for?
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
I'm sinking into this town
I've charmed the same old snakes
I think we gotta get out
Before I break away from me
This place is my lobotomy
Imagine we were dead
Counting all the things we never did
I remember when you told me
I should live like I'm dying
Not to close my eyes
While everything burns
What are we waiting for?
These years are dying slowly
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
I can't contemplate the earth
All while my heads in the sand
'Cause I've been buried alive
So take my bleeding hands
And breathe life into me
'Cause right now I'm suffocating
I imagine we were dead
Counting all the things we never did
I remember when you told me
I should live like I'm dying
Not to close my eyes while
Everything burns
What are we waiting for?
These years are dying slowly
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
I don't want a life of agony
I won't be another tragedy
And close my eyes while everything burns
And I won't pretend I don't exist
Invisible until I turn to dust
Open your eyes we're still alive
Standing still is criminal
And never lasts forever
The safest place in life is now
Today's the day we're breaking out
I remember when you told me
I should live like I'm dying
Not to close my eyes while
Everything burns
What are we waiting for?
These years are dying slowly
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
What are we waiting for?
(What are we waiting for?)
What are we waiting for?
Today is still in front of us
(We're breaking out)
Today is now or never
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