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.
Sweeping all the dirt under the rug
Never let you know just what they're thinking of
What they do behind closed doors
Hiding all the things that you've been waiting for
Clandestine people you're so surreptitious
Clandestine people you're so very suspicious
All your vicious sneaking around
Putting up a front so that the truth can't be found
Someday soon you'll make a small slip
And be forced out in the open 'spite of all your trips
Where are all your secrets right now
Curiously tucked beneath your furtive brow
What is it you're trying to hide
Someday it will eat you all up inside
Never let you know just what they're thinking of
What they do behind closed doors
Hiding all the things that you've been waiting for
Clandestine people you're so surreptitious
Clandestine people you're so very suspicious
All your vicious sneaking around
Putting up a front so that the truth can't be found
Someday soon you'll make a small slip
And be forced out in the open 'spite of all your trips
Where are all your secrets right now
Curiously tucked beneath your furtive brow
What is it you're trying to hide
Someday it will eat you all up inside
Lyrics submitted by Major Valor
Clandestine People Lyrics as written by Warren Cuccurullo Terry John Bozzio
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sentric Music
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