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.
So many guillotines and yet,
I have never lost my head.
Like Cassius Clay back in Zaire,
it is my wits that brought me here.
I never thought that it would show
that there’s a leak in every boat.
And this one is sinking,
I’m sure it’s sinking now.
Somewhere there’s a lighthouse,
but the light has gone out.
And if it’s sinking,
if this boat is sinking now,
You’d steal the sea I’m in.
You'd steal the sea...
You cut and my heart broke in two,
but separately each part still grew.
Now one is false and one is true;
the first of these I ascribe to you.
I stole the hearts from the rich girls,
and gave them to the poor.
I wish I could steal them all back,
in case I’d find a shore.
‘Cause this boat is sinking,
I’m sure it’s sinking now.
Off to the lighthouse,
I must find it somehow.
And if it’s sinking,
if this boat is sinking now...
You’ll steal the sea I’m in.
You’ll steal the sea I'm in.
I have never lost my head.
Like Cassius Clay back in Zaire,
it is my wits that brought me here.
I never thought that it would show
that there’s a leak in every boat.
And this one is sinking,
I’m sure it’s sinking now.
Somewhere there’s a lighthouse,
but the light has gone out.
And if it’s sinking,
if this boat is sinking now,
You’d steal the sea I’m in.
You'd steal the sea...
You cut and my heart broke in two,
but separately each part still grew.
Now one is false and one is true;
the first of these I ascribe to you.
I stole the hearts from the rich girls,
and gave them to the poor.
I wish I could steal them all back,
in case I’d find a shore.
‘Cause this boat is sinking,
I’m sure it’s sinking now.
Off to the lighthouse,
I must find it somehow.
And if it’s sinking,
if this boat is sinking now...
You’ll steal the sea I’m in.
You’ll steal the sea I'm in.
Lyrics submitted by pinkmonster
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