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.
I wanna wake up
I've been walking in my sleep too long
Wake up, I'm so sick of dreaming
I wanna slow down
Wanna be part of what is happening around me
Without breathing, without feeling
Without screaming, so I'm leaving
I'm consciously unconscious
Why am I filled with hate?
I like to blame my parents
I'm sure you do the same
Swallow the hurt
Spit out the jerk that's too afraid
I turn the page to a chapter
That they thought was just a phase
But it consumed me
You're right, I am a failure
And when my life turns to ****
It won't have anything to do with the fact
That it's all you ever taught me how to do
So you can relax
Without feeling, without breathing
Now I'm leaving
I'm consciously unconscious
Why am I filled with hate?
I like to blame my parents
I'm sure you do the same
Swallow the hurt
Spit out the jerk that's too afraid, turn the page
I've been hiding, drowning
I've been running, starving
I've been feeling nothing
(Swallow the hurt)
(Spit out the jerk that's too afraid)
I'm consciously unconscious
Why am I filled with hate?
I like to blame my parents
I'm sure you do the same
Swallow the hurt
Spit out the jerk that's too afraid
I've been walking in my sleep too long
Wake up, I'm so sick of dreaming
I wanna slow down
Wanna be part of what is happening around me
Without breathing, without feeling
Without screaming, so I'm leaving
I'm consciously unconscious
Why am I filled with hate?
I like to blame my parents
I'm sure you do the same
Swallow the hurt
Spit out the jerk that's too afraid
I turn the page to a chapter
That they thought was just a phase
But it consumed me
You're right, I am a failure
And when my life turns to ****
It won't have anything to do with the fact
That it's all you ever taught me how to do
So you can relax
Without feeling, without breathing
Now I'm leaving
I'm consciously unconscious
Why am I filled with hate?
I like to blame my parents
I'm sure you do the same
Swallow the hurt
Spit out the jerk that's too afraid, turn the page
I've been hiding, drowning
I've been running, starving
I've been feeling nothing
(Swallow the hurt)
(Spit out the jerk that's too afraid)
I'm consciously unconscious
Why am I filled with hate?
I like to blame my parents
I'm sure you do the same
Swallow the hurt
Spit out the jerk that's too afraid
Lyrics submitted by xbytheway_
Issues Lyrics as written by Antonina Armato Tim James
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