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.
don't make a sound
it's time to throw it into lockdown
watch me knock down this mess that i got myself into
for a small commission i'll show you how
if you just get off the ground
you gotta move a little faster
faster make it out of this disaster before you get factored out
turn, turn the page
another line i should have saved
but who's to say that you would've been blown away
cause you've always been blown away
anchor come and drag me down
before i take a dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
leave me for dead i've always said you'd find me in over my head
now you can take it literal instead
so now i'm bringing it back
(i'll take what i cant get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
call off the search
there's been no sign for days and there's no way to save the shore
if less is more
i'm sweating up a fever that's been spreading on the dance floor
pick your feet up off the ground
you gotta move a little faster
faster to make it out of this disaster
on your last hope when you fall to your knees
turn, turn the page
another line i should have saved
but who's to say that you would've been blown away
cause you've always been blown away
anchor come and drag me down
before i take a dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
leave me for dead i've always said you'd find me in over my head
now you can take it literal instead
so now i'm bringing it back
(i'll take what i cant get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
at first let the weight of all this pressure i was fine
but now i feel like i have buried myself alive
drag me out and push me down
but hurry up before the surface freezes over now
i'm gonna go
i'm going down without a sound
anchor come and drag me down (4x)
before i take the dive
anchor come and drag me down
before i take a dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
leave me for dead i've always said you'd find me in over my head
now you can take it literal instead
so now i'm bringing it back
(i'll take what i cant get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
before i take the dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
it's time to throw it into lockdown
watch me knock down this mess that i got myself into
for a small commission i'll show you how
if you just get off the ground
you gotta move a little faster
faster make it out of this disaster before you get factored out
turn, turn the page
another line i should have saved
but who's to say that you would've been blown away
cause you've always been blown away
anchor come and drag me down
before i take a dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
leave me for dead i've always said you'd find me in over my head
now you can take it literal instead
so now i'm bringing it back
(i'll take what i cant get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
call off the search
there's been no sign for days and there's no way to save the shore
if less is more
i'm sweating up a fever that's been spreading on the dance floor
pick your feet up off the ground
you gotta move a little faster
faster to make it out of this disaster
on your last hope when you fall to your knees
turn, turn the page
another line i should have saved
but who's to say that you would've been blown away
cause you've always been blown away
anchor come and drag me down
before i take a dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
leave me for dead i've always said you'd find me in over my head
now you can take it literal instead
so now i'm bringing it back
(i'll take what i cant get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
at first let the weight of all this pressure i was fine
but now i feel like i have buried myself alive
drag me out and push me down
but hurry up before the surface freezes over now
i'm gonna go
i'm going down without a sound
anchor come and drag me down (4x)
before i take the dive
anchor come and drag me down
before i take a dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
leave me for dead i've always said you'd find me in over my head
now you can take it literal instead
so now i'm bringing it back
(i'll take what i cant get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
before i take the dive
(i'll take what i can't get)
anchor drag me down before i take the dive
Lyrics submitted by Alk3Crimson
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oh crap, i copy pasted the wrong line from your text. anyway, i meant to say that the one that's posted was already correct. it's "another line i should have saved". makes more sense in the context of the previous lines