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.
The gate is closed, the sky is burning
Dark clouds are closing in
A world at war, no revelation could've
Predicted the mankind's fall
Somewhere above - beyond the lunar skies
We'll be resurrected -Ah!
What have we done - we paid the highest price
No shelter for the undeserving masses
Standing in line for our final journey
Into space and beyond
A final sigh, a breath of hope we gotta
Heed the terminal call
Counting the stars - we pulled the shortest straw
Life is fading rapidly - Ah!
Nothing remains - A withered devil's claw
Sole surrvivors picking up the pieces
Titan
Even the dark has a silver lining
Titan, Titan
Shining bright so far beyond the sun
Solo: Stefan
So this is the new beginning
So far away, so far away
Solo:Oscar
We leave our past behind us
No turning back, no turning back
Titan
Even the dark has a silver lining
Titan, Titan
Shining bright so far beyond the sun
Titan
Even the dark has a silver lining
Titan, Titan
Shining bright so far beyond the sun
Oh, oh?
We will fly
Oh,oh?
We're flying into space
Oh, oh?
Fly, fly away
Oh, oh?
We're flying into space
Dark clouds are closing in
A world at war, no revelation could've
Predicted the mankind's fall
Somewhere above - beyond the lunar skies
We'll be resurrected -Ah!
What have we done - we paid the highest price
No shelter for the undeserving masses
Standing in line for our final journey
Into space and beyond
A final sigh, a breath of hope we gotta
Heed the terminal call
Counting the stars - we pulled the shortest straw
Life is fading rapidly - Ah!
Nothing remains - A withered devil's claw
Sole surrvivors picking up the pieces
Titan
Even the dark has a silver lining
Titan, Titan
Shining bright so far beyond the sun
Solo: Stefan
So this is the new beginning
So far away, so far away
Solo:Oscar
We leave our past behind us
No turning back, no turning back
Titan
Even the dark has a silver lining
Titan, Titan
Shining bright so far beyond the sun
Titan
Even the dark has a silver lining
Titan, Titan
Shining bright so far beyond the sun
Oh, oh?
We will fly
Oh,oh?
We're flying into space
Oh, oh?
Fly, fly away
Oh, oh?
We're flying into space
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