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.
You rise, you fall, you crash, then you're up again
What don't kill you make you more strong
You rise, you fall, you crash, then you're up again
What don't kill you make you more strong
Rise, fall, crash, rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong
Rise, fall, crash, rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong
Yeah yeah
Oh yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
Before I die
Let the scars tell the story
The scars never lie
The crown, the crawl, the birth, and the end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
The crown, the crawl, the birth, and the end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
Crown, crawl, birth, end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
Crown, crawl, birth, end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
Yeah yeah
Oh yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They insist
Let the scars tell the story
Cause they tell it best
[Solo]
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They insist
Let the scars tell the story
Cause they tell it best
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They insist
Let the scars tell the story
Cause they tell it best
What don't kill you make you more strong
You rise, you fall, you crash, then you're up again
What don't kill you make you more strong
Rise, fall, crash, rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong
Rise, fall, crash, rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong
Yeah yeah
Oh yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
Before I die
Let the scars tell the story
The scars never lie
The crown, the crawl, the birth, and the end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
The crown, the crawl, the birth, and the end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
Crown, crawl, birth, end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
Crown, crawl, birth, end it all
Dying's easy it's living that's hard
Yeah yeah
Oh yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They insist
Let the scars tell the story
Cause they tell it best
[Solo]
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They insist
Let the scars tell the story
Cause they tell it best
Let the scars tell the story
Pay your dues
Let the scars tell the story
Born to lose
Let the scars tell the story
They insist
Let the scars tell the story
Cause they tell it best
Lyrics submitted by slipvayne94bm, edited by wrathchild98
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Corrected lyrics from Demon Magnetic (2008)
You rise. You fall. You crash, then you're up again. What don’t kill ya make ya more strong. Rise, fall, crash, rise again What don’t kill ya make ya more strong. Rise, fall, crash, rise again What don’t kill ya make ya more strong.
Yeah, yeah Yo, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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Yeah, yeah Yo, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let the scars tell the story. Pay your dues. Let the scars tell the story. Born to lose. Let the scars tell the story. They exist. Let the scars tell the story. Cuz they tell it best.
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