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.
Told to follow
Hard to swallow
Don't you know that they're wasting your time
But they need you
and beseech you
To support their bastion of crime
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Never listen,
don't ask questions
Don't expect them
To tell you the truth
They'll deceive you and besiege you
With the lies they disguise just for you
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Fall and sorrow
For tomorrow
Days of pain that are waiting for you
Time is bleeding
Keeps repeating
My lifetime to find out the truth
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Hard to swallow
Don't you know that they're wasting your time
But they need you
and beseech you
To support their bastion of crime
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Never listen,
don't ask questions
Don't expect them
To tell you the truth
They'll deceive you and besiege you
With the lies they disguise just for you
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Fall and sorrow
For tomorrow
Days of pain that are waiting for you
Time is bleeding
Keeps repeating
My lifetime to find out the truth
The darkness is falling
Can we wake up in time?
We can't lose the battle
Lose it today keep the good times away
Give me something to live for
we're finding a way
out of the shadows
You've got to show me that we can live for today
Lyrics submitted by XXXp0t1eXXX
Something to Live For Lyrics as written by Fletcher Dragge Byron Mcmackin
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I think it's about soldiers.
told to follow hard to swallow don't you know that they're wasting your time? but they need you and besiege you to support they're bastion of crime
It could also be about society that tells you to follow and you don't really have a choice...