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 hear you call me, branches break in the wind
And through the leaves and concrete
You're gonna grow into something that death can't steal
A garden that gives, sprouts come up glowing
Fruits of jade and golden, silver trees to mark the legacy
Of a life that finally learned what this means
The invisible choir sings you a voiceless lesson
So you'll always remember what grew out of decisions
That death can't steal, lives that learned to give
When it seemed there was nothing
Oh, how much more it meant to those
Around we go there's a rhythm soft and slow
You'll always hear the choir if you listen close
And through the leaves and concrete
You're gonna grow into something that death can't steal
A garden that gives, sprouts come up glowing
Fruits of jade and golden, silver trees to mark the legacy
Of a life that finally learned what this means
The invisible choir sings you a voiceless lesson
So you'll always remember what grew out of decisions
That death can't steal, lives that learned to give
When it seemed there was nothing
Oh, how much more it meant to those
Around we go there's a rhythm soft and slow
You'll always hear the choir if you listen close
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The first half is about growing up and becoming "someone". He puts in the song like becoming "something that death can't steal" and leaving "a legacy". It also talks about learning what learning what life means.
The second part talks about the "weight" of growing up, making decisions that are so important that "death can't steal" them. I think the "choir" that he sings about is all the people arround you in the process of growing up, they are teaching you lessons, lessons that will stick with you so "you'll always hear the choir if you listen close".
NO! Youre completely wrong! This song is about death. "through the leaves and concrete youre gonna grow to something that death can't steal". As in, after your buried, things will grow from the soil your body is in, "fruits of jade and golden silver trees". It takes after the idea that if your buried, and a tree is planted over your grave, your soul will live on through the tree, and when a bird eats a seed from the tree you fly with the birds. This song is in no way about "growing up".