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.
Time rolling along with the waves,
A thousand miles away
Holding you close in the rain,
Seems just like yesterday
Lost hope in a faraway place
And in my hand remains,
A black and white print of a face,
I'll never see again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Love served until death do us part,
I'm drifting in the dark
Wounded and wishing to fall,
Into your faithful arms
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Beneath the sky of hate,
Beyond the sea of pain,
In heaven I will wait,
Until we meet again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
A thousand miles away
Holding you close in the rain,
Seems just like yesterday
Lost hope in a faraway place
And in my hand remains,
A black and white print of a face,
I'll never see again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Love served until death do us part,
I'm drifting in the dark
Wounded and wishing to fall,
Into your faithful arms
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Beneath the sky of hate,
Beyond the sea of pain,
In heaven I will wait,
Until we meet again
I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
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The Navy Song Lyrics as written by Ben Kowalewicz Aaron Solowoniuk
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this song has actually been renamed to
In The Fall haha at the last minute but i fucking love the lyrics its so dream like and a more romantic billy talent than the last i gues its about a lost relationship and thinking back
I think this song is about relationship between two people but one is out at war.
Time… rolling along with the waves, A thousand miles away Holding you close in the rain, Seems just like yesterday
He is looking at the picture of their lover and remembering the good times.
Lost… hope in a faraway place And in my hand remains, A black and white print of a face, I’ll never see again
He/ doesn't think they are coming back alive but he still holds on to the picture...but he is losing hope
I gave my life to save her The ocean turned to red In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all Cut down like lambs at slaughter, Good men were left for dead In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
He was fighting for his freedom/for his lovers freedom. Maybe he was stationed on a boat and they were attacked and killed. The ocean turned to blood.
Love… served until death do us part, I’m drifting in the dark Wounded and wishing to fall, Into your faithful arms
He is dying and all he wants is to be with his lover.
Beneath the sky of hate, (our world) Beyond the sea of pain, (the war) In heaven I will wait, Until we meet again
He is waiting for her in heaven.
"This song has actually been renamed to - In The Fall"
I beg to differ based on the fact I .. own the CD and have the track listing on the back of the box?
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bleh ignore that link... -_- img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/redemon/Dcp00662.jpg
this is my second favorite song on the album its so fucking good yet sad umm i guess may;be the person he loved died or maybe just changed
um well in the UK its The Navy Song but im sure its in the fall
Well.
I actually thought it was called In The Fall, due to the lyrics, on my CD, until I looked at it. I also have The Navy Song, though.
Whoops. ^^;
Well, I just looked at the track-listing when I put the CD into my PC.
It's called In The Fall on there, so I'm a little confused. :(
toitdude is correct; it has been renamed, but i guess they didn't have enough time to redo all the packaging, so i guess call it whatever you want.
how bout in the fall (the navy song). The navy song is a cooler name anyways. This is by far my fave song on the new album its so cool its starts ass a shanty and turns so powerful.