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.
We've heard the sound that ears bleed to hear
The sound of a place the entire universe awaits
Here the strongest fall to their knees
A passion so powerful that walls crumble to their foundations
Here the strongest fall to their knees
The lost find their way back home
Here the strongest fall to their knees
The lost find their way back home
But the masses buy what will make them rich
Feasting on lies, chasing their tails
Truth be told, they'll get what they were promised
Crawling away, burning with regret, to the deepest, darkest depths
Crawling away, burning with regret, to the deepest, darkest depths of hell
We got news for you
We got news for you
The day is soon coming when turning your back won't be an option
We got news for you
The day is soon coming when turning your back won't be an option
Keep telling yourself what you really don't believe
You can compromise what you know to be true, and you can turn off
All of your senses
But in the end you'll see
But in the end you'll see
Nothing stands between a man and his maker
Nothing stands between a man and his maker
No
No matter what, it's your decision
No matter what, it's your decision
This isn't something you could do alone
No
No matter what, it's your decision
You won't give in no matter what, it's your decision
Give up, give in no matter what, it's your decision
Give up, give in no matter what, it's your decision
Give up, give in no matter what, it's your decision
The sound of a place the entire universe awaits
Here the strongest fall to their knees
A passion so powerful that walls crumble to their foundations
Here the strongest fall to their knees
The lost find their way back home
Here the strongest fall to their knees
The lost find their way back home
But the masses buy what will make them rich
Feasting on lies, chasing their tails
Truth be told, they'll get what they were promised
Crawling away, burning with regret, to the deepest, darkest depths
Crawling away, burning with regret, to the deepest, darkest depths of hell
We got news for you
We got news for you
The day is soon coming when turning your back won't be an option
We got news for you
The day is soon coming when turning your back won't be an option
Keep telling yourself what you really don't believe
You can compromise what you know to be true, and you can turn off
All of your senses
But in the end you'll see
But in the end you'll see
Nothing stands between a man and his maker
Nothing stands between a man and his maker
No
No matter what, it's your decision
No matter what, it's your decision
This isn't something you could do alone
No
No matter what, it's your decision
You won't give in no matter what, it's your decision
Give up, give in no matter what, it's your decision
Give up, give in no matter what, it's your decision
Give up, give in no matter what, it's your decision
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