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.
he stands with his head in his hands
in the corridor in a and e
he couldn't resucitate her
and now he'll go home to his wife for tea
we sing as the sky falls down
we sing as the sky collapses
and make what we can of this
it's okay, we're all going to end up dead and gone
he crawls into her aorta
to pull him out of his reverie
and mentally puts her back together
with sticks and glue until she breathes
he crawls like a rat inside her spine
it's a passage to another world
he pulls on a coat of new born skin
and sends a secret message to that girl
positions himself in space
and looks down on such slight a thing
swears he'll make what he can of this
because one day out there we will all be dead
so leave your imprint upon
all the atoms you press against
all the people you press against
because one day out there we will all be
leave your imprint upon
every month that you press against
every world that you press against
it's okay because one day we will be dead
all the little lights.
in the corridor in a and e
he couldn't resucitate her
and now he'll go home to his wife for tea
we sing as the sky falls down
we sing as the sky collapses
and make what we can of this
it's okay, we're all going to end up dead and gone
he crawls into her aorta
to pull him out of his reverie
and mentally puts her back together
with sticks and glue until she breathes
he crawls like a rat inside her spine
it's a passage to another world
he pulls on a coat of new born skin
and sends a secret message to that girl
positions himself in space
and looks down on such slight a thing
swears he'll make what he can of this
because one day out there we will all be dead
so leave your imprint upon
all the atoms you press against
all the people you press against
because one day out there we will all be
leave your imprint upon
every month that you press against
every world that you press against
it's okay because one day we will be dead
all the little lights.
Lyrics submitted by dimmishlight
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