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.
The ceiling below
The length of your shoulders
Is slipping
And reeling
In stopped motion
In stopped motion
In stopped motion
On the path, the fine line
Moving to my girl
My twin, undetectable
My criminal
We're keeping the sea sated
Straight ahead with focus
Moving to my girl
Amidst the rage, the firing range
And fashion
The clicking of heels surrounds me
Oh oh
And I call to the sky
"We will rise up, against the invisible"
I'll brush the hair from my eyes
'Cause it's in my way
And I wanna see you see me shine
Oh oh, oh oh
I know the way in
And you all the way in
I live in the shake-me
And you so suddenly
Feeling you before me
Moving to my girl
Black pearls of blood rotation
We're living in true wonder
I call to the sky
"We will rise up, against the invisible"
I'll brush the hair from my eyes
'Cause it's in my way
And I wanna see you see me shine
I call to the sky
"We will rise up, against the invisible"
I'll brush the hair from my eyes
'Cause it's in my way
And I wanna see you see me shine
Oh oh, oh oh
Hot flashes the way inside you
I will bend in the ocean
And spread the sky
I know the way in
And you all the way in
I will bend in the ocean
And spread the sky
The length of your shoulders
Is slipping
And reeling
In stopped motion
In stopped motion
In stopped motion
On the path, the fine line
Moving to my girl
My twin, undetectable
My criminal
We're keeping the sea sated
Straight ahead with focus
Moving to my girl
Amidst the rage, the firing range
And fashion
The clicking of heels surrounds me
Oh oh
And I call to the sky
"We will rise up, against the invisible"
I'll brush the hair from my eyes
'Cause it's in my way
And I wanna see you see me shine
Oh oh, oh oh
I know the way in
And you all the way in
I live in the shake-me
And you so suddenly
Feeling you before me
Moving to my girl
Black pearls of blood rotation
We're living in true wonder
I call to the sky
"We will rise up, against the invisible"
I'll brush the hair from my eyes
'Cause it's in my way
And I wanna see you see me shine
I call to the sky
"We will rise up, against the invisible"
I'll brush the hair from my eyes
'Cause it's in my way
And I wanna see you see me shine
Oh oh, oh oh
Hot flashes the way inside you
I will bend in the ocean
And spread the sky
I know the way in
And you all the way in
I will bend in the ocean
And spread the sky
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quotes from joan
“I will bend in the ocean and spread the sky” I had recently experienced massive personal trauma and change. I sensed this movement unfinished. My band The Dambuilders would break up in a few months. As a child, one experiences life with wonderment. I knew I had to access this magical, holy and safe place to survive the tumult that would ensue.
wjere do u get all of your quotes????