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.
And I was a middle son
Between two wayward ones
I was more deserving of my parent's love
I had an angel's smile
Hiding a vulture?s bite
I had no use for Your redeeming blood
Aren't I glory, glorious?
Glory, glorious
Aren't we glory, glorious?
Aren't we worthy, worthy of
Hearts at our feet?
?Cause I was a Pharisee
I never saw my need for grace
Then your love, it came to me
Stood next to mine
And I saw that I was poor
It showed me I was poor
Show us, we are
Show us, we are
Glory, glorious
We are glory, glorious
Not from what good we have done
But from being the least
Glory, glorious
We are glory, glorious
Not from what good we have done
But from being the least
Glory, glorious
Glory, glorious
Oh, I don't know
How I was made
My heaven tower sways
Atop their fleeting praise
God, I don't know
How I was made
Glory, glorious
Are we glory, glorious?
Are we worthy, worthy of
Hearts at our feet?
Glory, glorious
We are glory, glorious
Not from what we've done
But being the least
I was a wicked one
Between two wayward ones
I was more deserving of my parent's love
I had an angel's smile
Hiding a vulture?s bite
I had no use for Your redeeming blood
Aren't I glory, glorious?
Glory, glorious
Aren't we glory, glorious?
Aren't we worthy, worthy of
Hearts at our feet?
?Cause I was a Pharisee
I never saw my need for grace
Then your love, it came to me
Stood next to mine
And I saw that I was poor
It showed me I was poor
Show us, we are
Show us, we are
Glory, glorious
We are glory, glorious
Not from what good we have done
But from being the least
Glory, glorious
We are glory, glorious
Not from what good we have done
But from being the least
Glory, glorious
Glory, glorious
Oh, I don't know
How I was made
My heaven tower sways
Atop their fleeting praise
God, I don't know
How I was made
Glory, glorious
Are we glory, glorious?
Are we worthy, worthy of
Hearts at our feet?
Glory, glorious
We are glory, glorious
Not from what we've done
But being the least
I was a wicked one
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