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.
as long as deep in the heart
an Jewish soul still yarns
and forwards to the East
to Sion
an eye still looks
where hope would not be lost
the hope of two thousand years
to be an free nation
in our own homeland
the land of Sion and Jerusalem
my country my country my land
my ancestors
my country, my nation
In the land of struggle
With determination, fire and the volcano of my revenge
I have climbed the mountains, and crossed the frontiers
And fought the wars
I have conquered the impossible
With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the guns
For my country,my land, my home
Of my ancestors
To be a free nation
In our own land
The land of Sion and Jerusalem
an Jewish soul still yarns
and forwards to the East
to Sion
an eye still looks
where hope would not be lost
the hope of two thousand years
to be an free nation
in our own homeland
the land of Sion and Jerusalem
my country my country my land
my ancestors
my country, my nation
In the land of struggle
With determination, fire and the volcano of my revenge
I have climbed the mountains, and crossed the frontiers
And fought the wars
I have conquered the impossible
With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the guns
For my country,my land, my home
Of my ancestors
To be a free nation
In our own land
The land of Sion and Jerusalem
Lyrics submitted by gothic_hobbit
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