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.
Is anybody here okay?
Lookin' for a simple answer
Show me that you want to stay
I can make it really happen
Lookin' like you're staying awake
Wish it wasn't such a bright day
Is anybody here okay?
I can make it really happen
Fire away! Fire away!
People around you, they're only afraid
Cause you can blast them far far away
So you're fine, I'm okay
Think of the problem, yeah
Three-story maze
Never ever see them again
Lookin' at you through the sun
Wish it wasn't such a bright day
Is everybody here okay?
I can make it really happen
Fire away! Fire away!
People around you, they're only afraid
Cause you can blast them far far away
So you're fine, I'm okay
Think of the problem, yeah
Three story maze
Never ever see them again
And again, and again and again and again
Is anybody here okay?
Is anybody here okay?
Is anybody here okay?
In my youth, I had stories to tell
Were they truth?
You'll never know if it's a lie
When I look up at the sky,
I see you (I see you), I see you
Fire away! Fire away!
People around you, they're only afraid
Cause you can blast them far far away!
So you're fine, I'm okay
Think of the problem, yeah
Three-story maze
Never ever see them again
Lookin' for a simple answer
Show me that you want to stay
I can make it really happen
Lookin' like you're staying awake
Wish it wasn't such a bright day
Is anybody here okay?
I can make it really happen
Fire away! Fire away!
People around you, they're only afraid
Cause you can blast them far far away
So you're fine, I'm okay
Think of the problem, yeah
Three-story maze
Never ever see them again
Lookin' at you through the sun
Wish it wasn't such a bright day
Is everybody here okay?
I can make it really happen
Fire away! Fire away!
People around you, they're only afraid
Cause you can blast them far far away
So you're fine, I'm okay
Think of the problem, yeah
Three story maze
Never ever see them again
And again, and again and again and again
Is anybody here okay?
Is anybody here okay?
Is anybody here okay?
In my youth, I had stories to tell
Were they truth?
You'll never know if it's a lie
When I look up at the sky,
I see you (I see you), I see you
Fire away! Fire away!
People around you, they're only afraid
Cause you can blast them far far away!
So you're fine, I'm okay
Think of the problem, yeah
Three-story maze
Never ever see them again
Lyrics submitted by pudink
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Definitely NOT about massacre.
It's about judgment and coping with judgments. Both the ones about us and ourselves and the ones we make of others. Consider it just one metropolitan youth patting the back of the other trying to help them cope and move on.
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