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.
Locust tornadoes, crosses, and Nazi halos
They follow, they follow
Ashes and friends, ass-backwards medicines
They follow, they follow
You know I might need you to lead
And part the sea so we can cross if they follow us still
I might need you to kill
Every room and every human at will
They'll drown your disease
They'll pound you with the love of Jesus
They follow, they follow
They'll own your days, they're only God's babies
They follow, they follow
They know I might need you to hack
And cover the tracks so we can hide if they cite us still
I might need you to kill
They can tell me what to read
They can sell me what to eat
They can feed me and send me the bill
But they tell me what to feel
I might need you to kill
Yeah, I might need you to kill
I might need you to kill
They follow, they follow
Ashes and friends, ass-backwards medicines
They follow, they follow
You know I might need you to lead
And part the sea so we can cross if they follow us still
I might need you to kill
Every room and every human at will
They'll drown your disease
They'll pound you with the love of Jesus
They follow, they follow
They'll own your days, they're only God's babies
They follow, they follow
They know I might need you to hack
And cover the tracks so we can hide if they cite us still
I might need you to kill
They can tell me what to read
They can sell me what to eat
They can feed me and send me the bill
But they tell me what to feel
I might need you to kill
Yeah, I might need you to kill
I might need you to kill
Lyrics submitted by SphagnumEsplanade
I Might Need You to Kill Lyrics as written by Hutch Harris
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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