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.
These are the days, the end complete
A world still turning to the sound of the suffering
You are the jury, we are the saints
Our minds divide, the past repeats
A war still brewing in the hearts of those we once bled
I am the knowing, the living dead
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Wave goodbye, my dear
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Welcome home, my dear
No words to say, the worst displayed
What once was courage is now cursed in the hurt we've made
We are the sinners, before our graves
Now leave in peace, the dead unsaved
A world still turning down the path, towards the end complete
Now spite me, jury, we've come for change
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Wave goodbye, my dear
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Welcome home, my dear
Mama, I'm living proof that never
Is just around the corner
A ghost to walk the end designed for you and I (and I)
No one will ever know
No one will ever know
We are the saints of killers, the call of justice
We are now eating at you
Wish us away with your plans and hold deliverance
Won't save your soul from leaving
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
You've been stealing my lines
Now go on living your lies
For on your knees you will find
You'll face a jury in hell
We are the saints of killers, the call of justice
We are now eating at you
Wish us away with your plans and hold deliverance
Won't save your soul from leaving
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
You've been stealing my lines
Now go on living your lies
For on your knees you will find
You'll face a jury in hell
Those were the days, the end complete
The world is burning to the sound of the suffering
You are the jury, we are the saints
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Wave goodbye, my dear
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Welcome home, my dear
You were the magic that turned a curse in time
You were the beauty that we had to leave behind
Oh, no, no, no, whoa, bye-bye
We're going to get you, my love
We're going to get you, my love
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
We're going to get you, my love
We're going to get you, my love
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
We're going to get you, my love
A world still turning to the sound of the suffering
You are the jury, we are the saints
Our minds divide, the past repeats
A war still brewing in the hearts of those we once bled
I am the knowing, the living dead
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Wave goodbye, my dear
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Welcome home, my dear
No words to say, the worst displayed
What once was courage is now cursed in the hurt we've made
We are the sinners, before our graves
Now leave in peace, the dead unsaved
A world still turning down the path, towards the end complete
Now spite me, jury, we've come for change
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Wave goodbye, my dear
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Welcome home, my dear
Mama, I'm living proof that never
Is just around the corner
A ghost to walk the end designed for you and I (and I)
No one will ever know
No one will ever know
We are the saints of killers, the call of justice
We are now eating at you
Wish us away with your plans and hold deliverance
Won't save your soul from leaving
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
You've been stealing my lines
Now go on living your lies
For on your knees you will find
You'll face a jury in hell
We are the saints of killers, the call of justice
We are now eating at you
Wish us away with your plans and hold deliverance
Won't save your soul from leaving
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
God (He will not save you)
Is not (He will not save you)
Here (He will not save you from this)
You've been stealing my lines
Now go on living your lies
For on your knees you will find
You'll face a jury in hell
Those were the days, the end complete
The world is burning to the sound of the suffering
You are the jury, we are the saints
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Wave goodbye, my dear
Dig deeper
Remember all you've been and all you've left behind
Welcome home, my dear
You were the magic that turned a curse in time
You were the beauty that we had to leave behind
Oh, no, no, no, whoa, bye-bye
We're going to get you, my love
We're going to get you, my love
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
We're going to get you, my love
We're going to get you, my love
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
Oh, no, let your rabbit go run
We're going to get you, my love
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“These are the days, the end complete. The world still turning to the sound of The Suffering. You are the jury, we are the saints.”
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“Our minds divide, the past repeats. A war still brewing in the hearts of those we once bled. I am the knowing, the living dead.”
Good Apollo is seemingly not the first time Claudio and co. encountered resistance to their musical ambitions and creative freedoms. For the average artist, having to play by the industry’s ‘rules’ as opposed to following one’s heart is bad enough, but for bands as left-of-centre as Coheed and Cambria it would be a downright harrowing ordeal. To use the words of Travis’ wife in the Neverender documentary, the band had returned from the dead with No World For Tomorrow, and for this album, Claudio alone knew best.
“Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind. Wave goodbye, my dear. Dig deeper, remember All you've been and all you've left behind. Welcome home, my dear.”
Claudio has summoned the strength to become the artist he believed he always was. This means bidding farewell to many things that brought him to the position to create No World For Tomorrow. The final “Welcome Home” reference is fairly obvious, given my interpretation.
“No words to say. The worst displayed. What once was courage is now cursed in the hurt we've made. We are the sinners, before our graves.”
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“GOD, He will not save you IS NOT, He will not save you HERE! He will not save you from this”
To continue his “saint” analogy, there are no more supreme forces operating above the band (“God is not here”), and Claudio reminds himself that if anything should go wrong now, it’s simply because of his music and not the way somebody has strategically presented it to the public.
“You’ve been stealing my lines, Now go on living your lies, For on your knees you will find, You’ll face a jury in hell.”
A metaphorical version of “Hey __, you stole the true potential from my music last time; we're doing things my way this time. Let's see which version of the band our fans like better."
“These WERE the days. The end complete. The world is burning to the sound of the suffering. You are the jury, we are the saints.”
Speaking of the past, the Good Apollo days nearly brought about the “end” for the band - a near-apocalyptic scenario juxtaposed with the cheery soundtrack of The Suffering, which may or may not have set this destruction into motion.
“You were the magic, that turned a curse in time You were the beauty, that we had to leave behind Oh, no. No, no. Bye-bye”
Perhaps at one point Claudio desired the best of both worlds with commercially viable tracks living harmoniously beside high-concept self-indulgent prog-rock tracks. But now he sees that he must ultimately choose a side he prefers over the other to protect the whole, lest he make the same mistake with trying to have his cake and eat it, too. So when it get’s right down to it, the Curse of The Radio goes bye-bye, and Claudio won’t bother to write …… any more singles.
Amazing song. References to previous coheed songs including welcome home. Ill try the lyrics tomorrow night:-X
These are the days. The end complete. I was returning to the sound of the suffering. You are the jury, We are the saints.
Our minds divide, the past repeats. I was in the hearts of those weak ones bleed. I am the knowing, the living dead.
Dig deeper, remember. All you've been and all you've left behind. Wave goodbye, my dear. Dig deeper, remember. All you've been and all you've left behind. Welcome home, my dear.
No words to say. The worst displayed. What once was courage has now cursed me....? We are the singers, before our graves.
Now leave in peace. The ??? I was (?)turning down the path of the end complete. ???. We've come for change. Dig deeper, remember. All you've been and all you've left behind. Wave goodbye, my dear. Dig deeper, remember. All you've been and all you've left behind. Welcome home, my dear.
Mama, i'm living proof that ? is just around the corner. ???
No one will ever know.
My look at the first 3 minutes or so of the 8 minute song. Now i really have to go to sleep.... Really... Claudios voice is distorted some after this and it gets ridiculous. I just thought i'd add some for those who haven't heard it yet. Good stuff.
This one is reaaaaally good :D
The outro reminds me of 3s These Iron Bones, which reminded me of the "A dead man against you" line from Neverender.
I don't know what to believe!
[Scream]
We are the fate of Heaven! The call of Justice! We are now waiting and you wish us away with your plans in all deliverence Won't take us over, baby! DIE! What if fate was... DIE! What if fate was HERE?! He will not take it from us... DIE! What if fate was... DIE! What if it was HERE?! He will not take it from us!
You've been stealing my lines. Now, before I'm living your life go run your means you will find you'll face a jury in hell...
Try to add that into the distorted portions and see if they fit.
[Scream]
We are the fate of Heaven! The call of Justice! We are now waiting and you wish us away with your plans in all deliverence Won't take us over, baby! DIE! What if fate was... DIE! What if fate was HERE?! He will not take it from us... DIE! What if fate was... DIE! What if it was HERE?! He will not take it from us!
You've been stealing my lines. Now, before I'm living your life go run your means you will find you'll face a jury in hell...
Try to add that into the distorted portions and see if they fit.
The sequence after the scream must be the final dialogue (back and forth)/battle between Wilhelm and Claudio respectively.
I can't make anything of the outro, I'm so clueless.
"You were the magic that turned a curse in time. You were the beauty that we had to leave behind."
Run, little rabbit. Go hide, in the blades of the grass. Run, rabbit, run.
I don't have a doubt in the world: Claudio's Vengeance .
Just like The Willing Well II: Fear Through the Eyes of Madness<br />