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.
They fight and it never seems like it ends. "Are you too busy tonight?" When all of your children cry, "Oh God, when will it end!?" Will we ever see the day the world stands as one? Love and peace are hidden somewhere under this sun. We are on our knees and praying to end this war. Time will already murder what they are fighting for. Justify a belief in a God that's left you behind, but we're still hoping tonight that our prayers and our wishes find a way through their hearts. All of this time their burning down bridges and all of this time wars fought from religions. All of this time spent burning the witches, and all of this time they're fighting for riches. All of this time they're breaking the stitches, and all of this time they're dying in ditches.
Lyrics submitted by AdamBurnsRed
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