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.
Devils and angels on this old street.
22 years and I'm still asleep at home,
It's all that I've known.
Most of my friends have all moved away,
Gone off to college to find their weight in gold.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime, for a lifetime.
There's nothing real on my TV screen.
It's all a network reality
And it shows in our broken home.
Most of my friends are all moving back
To a life less certain than yesterday.
It's a backwards step we made.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime, we'll walk free in the end.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime, for a lifetime.
Under the sun
We're all working hard.
Not sure if it will pay.
Can you believe
That the last few years left us poor and here today?
Devils and angels on this old street.
Now they got the same secrets as you and me.
So let's open our doors,
Let's open our doors, for the world to see.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
But we slave for a lifetime, we'll walk free in the end.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime.
[Repeat: x3]
Every day is a lifetime, it's a lifetime under the sun.
Every day is a lifetime, it's a lifetime.
22 years and I'm still asleep at home,
It's all that I've known.
Most of my friends have all moved away,
Gone off to college to find their weight in gold.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime, for a lifetime.
There's nothing real on my TV screen.
It's all a network reality
And it shows in our broken home.
Most of my friends are all moving back
To a life less certain than yesterday.
It's a backwards step we made.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime, we'll walk free in the end.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime, for a lifetime.
Under the sun
We're all working hard.
Not sure if it will pay.
Can you believe
That the last few years left us poor and here today?
Devils and angels on this old street.
Now they got the same secrets as you and me.
So let's open our doors,
Let's open our doors, for the world to see.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
But we slave for a lifetime, we'll walk free in the end.
Every day is a lifetime,
Back to the beginning again.
And we slave for a lifetime.
[Repeat: x3]
Every day is a lifetime, it's a lifetime under the sun.
Every day is a lifetime, it's a lifetime.
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