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, I wanna drown you in a pool of blood
And I wanna, I wanna fix you like a hawk
But I never had guts, no thanks I'm a velvet touch
Soft money, soft looks, soft until you stop
Untangle your wings and fly to the sheltered sky
No money, no poise, no bullet to chain
Cold water rush inside me like a seepin' die
Clear colder in place of what you became
Oh I'll just fight now, relock and release,
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict, now
Shake body, shake fingers, shake fists, shake a lot of things
Shakin' myself all over the floor
Such really great moves I had, oh I thought I'd sing
My voice all wrecked and ragged before
I turned my back on beauty, it's a manmade crime
Most are, most were, will do it again
Blood money, blood money, blood money, it's a manmade lie
Conquest, conflex, call me to the end
Of all this
Fight now, relock and release,
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict, now
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see anything
Take the car, take the cash, take the heat out of me
Every day, every day losin' my sympathy
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see
Oh, this
Fight now, relock and release,
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Right now, it's just the thing that we need
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict, now
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see anything
Take the car, take the cash, take the heat out of me
Every day, every day losin' my sympathy
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see
Why we
We took an axe
and thrust it in the sunshine
And through the glow, I lost you for the first time
And when it cleared, I hit you with a fast line
Why are you suffocating both of us now?
We picked a lot of trust over the wrong things
The freedom of our speech, and I'm just talking
When will I learn how to chew these words
I have teeth, I have teeth, I have teeth
I, have to lose my idols to find my voice
lose my idols to find my voice
I have to lose my idols
to find my voice
I have to lose my idols to find my voice
lose my idols to find my voice
I have to lose my idols
to find my voice
And I wanna, I wanna fix you like a hawk
But I never had guts, no thanks I'm a velvet touch
Soft money, soft looks, soft until you stop
Untangle your wings and fly to the sheltered sky
No money, no poise, no bullet to chain
Cold water rush inside me like a seepin' die
Clear colder in place of what you became
Oh I'll just fight now, relock and release,
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict, now
Shake body, shake fingers, shake fists, shake a lot of things
Shakin' myself all over the floor
Such really great moves I had, oh I thought I'd sing
My voice all wrecked and ragged before
I turned my back on beauty, it's a manmade crime
Most are, most were, will do it again
Blood money, blood money, blood money, it's a manmade lie
Conquest, conflex, call me to the end
Of all this
Fight now, relock and release,
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict, now
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see anything
Take the car, take the cash, take the heat out of me
Every day, every day losin' my sympathy
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see
Oh, this
Fight now, relock and release,
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Right now, it's just the thing that we need
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict
Drums beat, it's just the son and the beast
I thought you'd always be my brother in conflict, now
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see anything
Take the car, take the cash, take the heat out of me
Every day, every day losin' my sympathy
I don't see, I don't see, I don't see
Why we
We took an axe
and thrust it in the sunshine
And through the glow, I lost you for the first time
And when it cleared, I hit you with a fast line
Why are you suffocating both of us now?
We picked a lot of trust over the wrong things
The freedom of our speech, and I'm just talking
When will I learn how to chew these words
I have teeth, I have teeth, I have teeth
I, have to lose my idols to find my voice
lose my idols to find my voice
I have to lose my idols
to find my voice
I have to lose my idols to find my voice
lose my idols to find my voice
I have to lose my idols
to find my voice
Lyrics submitted by Brighterrr, edited by solvent_d
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