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 story without a name. a desert journey that we became.
Another test of our power overcoming on a black day.
Appalling how they're running for the honor like a campaign.
To be the leaders of a Phony dead scene in a magazine.
I always figured there was something more.
Gone, so many friends and lovers
So far, nothing to show in turn
They'll take it all back, all those empty words.
I'll show the dregs where all their slander has led.
If it takes my whole life, for all the tears that i have shed they'll take it back, I'm making a pact.
They'll take it back, I'm making a promise.
I'm eager to the task, exposing all who wear a mask.
It must be done.
The storm yet to come binds us as one. through it all, lonliness and adversity, failure and injustices only guide us on our way.
So pry, you won't be finding a faker, nor will an opportune moment arise.
Gone, so many friends and lovers
So far, nothing to show in turn
Gone, so many friends and lovers
So far, nothing to show in turn
Another test of our power overcoming on a black day.
Appalling how they're running for the honor like a campaign.
To be the leaders of a Phony dead scene in a magazine.
I always figured there was something more.
Gone, so many friends and lovers
So far, nothing to show in turn
They'll take it all back, all those empty words.
I'll show the dregs where all their slander has led.
If it takes my whole life, for all the tears that i have shed they'll take it back, I'm making a pact.
They'll take it back, I'm making a promise.
I'm eager to the task, exposing all who wear a mask.
It must be done.
The storm yet to come binds us as one. through it all, lonliness and adversity, failure and injustices only guide us on our way.
So pry, you won't be finding a faker, nor will an opportune moment arise.
Gone, so many friends and lovers
So far, nothing to show in turn
Gone, so many friends and lovers
So far, nothing to show in turn
Lyrics submitted by Feegore
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