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.
We huffed the sky into our mouths
We saw the ocean and drank it down
Because we were giants or maybe birds
We slept with lions, tucked into their fur
The world may seem cruel
The worldly may hate us
In time we will show the world why the world made us
Slip into epiphany
Oversee oversight
A good stumble's a symphony
A good drift takes drive
Quartz doesn't burn
Rust doesn't hum
Maybe we should blame it on the structures of the sun
Every machine
We've made must bow
To what the wolf and cub have found
We saw the ocean and drank it down
Because we were giants or maybe birds
We slept with lions, tucked into their fur
The world may seem cruel
The worldly may hate us
In time we will show the world why the world made us
Slip into epiphany
Oversee oversight
A good stumble's a symphony
A good drift takes drive
Quartz doesn't burn
Rust doesn't hum
Maybe we should blame it on the structures of the sun
Every machine
We've made must bow
To what the wolf and cub have found
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What Would Wolves Do? Lyrics as written by Syd Butler Seth Jabour
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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