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.
Amnesis of where I've been
Enduring the dust I'm breathing in
Recognised like a discognition ability
Levelled down by the weight of the sea
Levelled down by your industry
Levelled down to serve you no meaning
Delaying the time when we could run
Escaping the manuscript you won
Deploying the time when all this begun
In Delirium!
Argentate is all I seem to see
Grey air and texts are a certainty
Warm is a hue that seems to be in exile
I breathe in the air they were tortured in
I breathe in the air they were murdered in
I breathe in the air like it's a poison
Delaying the time when we could run
Escaping the manuscript you won
Deploying the time when all this begun
In Delirium!
Enduring the dust I'm breathing in
Recognised like a discognition ability
Levelled down by the weight of the sea
Levelled down by your industry
Levelled down to serve you no meaning
Delaying the time when we could run
Escaping the manuscript you won
Deploying the time when all this begun
In Delirium!
Argentate is all I seem to see
Grey air and texts are a certainty
Warm is a hue that seems to be in exile
I breathe in the air they were tortured in
I breathe in the air they were murdered in
I breathe in the air like it's a poison
Delaying the time when we could run
Escaping the manuscript you won
Deploying the time when all this begun
In Delirium!
Lyrics submitted by NovaMaltby
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