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.
inching forward single file,
immune to the
malaria mosquito haze
on the deck of the slaver
one more time you strain your neck
for one last glimpse of your young fine wife
tied ankle to ankle
boarding a different ship
fast forward 200 years:
the Dutch Fist has adjusted its grip
the bank branch fat manager's bosses
are using credit like they used to use a whip
chorus (repeats in background):
they change your name
they make you pay
they took your favorite dream
but they can't sell you a house
it's familiar at least
and you take it sitting down
in indiana where you get off the train
consider bringing a whip to hunt them down
immune to the
malaria mosquito haze
on the deck of the slaver
one more time you strain your neck
for one last glimpse of your young fine wife
tied ankle to ankle
boarding a different ship
fast forward 200 years:
the Dutch Fist has adjusted its grip
the bank branch fat manager's bosses
are using credit like they used to use a whip
chorus (repeats in background):
they change your name
they make you pay
they took your favorite dream
but they can't sell you a house
it's familiar at least
and you take it sitting down
in indiana where you get off the train
consider bringing a whip to hunt them down
Lyrics submitted by dynamic1, edited by captainasthma
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inching forward single file immune to the malaria mosquito haze on the deck of a slaver one more time you strain your neck for one last glimpse of your young fine wife tied ankle to ankle boarding a different ship
fast forward two hundred years the dutch fist has adjusted it's grip the bank branch fat manages bosses are using credit like they used to use a whip
chorus (repeats in background): they change your name they make you pay
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