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.
Control! Control!
In everything social
Control! Control!
You are the bane of the hopeful
But this is all we know
Eventually you'll face a pain that you can't rise above
In the meantime, I hate to see you being taken advantage of
I don't know what else to do
You have the most control if you can monopolize your meaning in life
And all that I pray for will be held dangling just out of my reach
Control! Control!
You are the bane of the hopeful
But this is all we know
Can't always keep the demons out
Those words should have never left my mouth
See me retain a stubborn disposition
These aren't mine.
Still you don't believe that every written composition is a reflection of time
Where you've been what you've lived through
You have the most control if you can monopolize your meaning in life
And all that I pray for will be held dangling just out of my reach
I will not long for heaven if i can find heaven in the present
What we are is beauty and perfection
We will not change that which needs no correction
In everything social
Control! Control!
You are the bane of the hopeful
But this is all we know
Eventually you'll face a pain that you can't rise above
In the meantime, I hate to see you being taken advantage of
I don't know what else to do
You have the most control if you can monopolize your meaning in life
And all that I pray for will be held dangling just out of my reach
Control! Control!
You are the bane of the hopeful
But this is all we know
Can't always keep the demons out
Those words should have never left my mouth
See me retain a stubborn disposition
These aren't mine.
Still you don't believe that every written composition is a reflection of time
Where you've been what you've lived through
You have the most control if you can monopolize your meaning in life
And all that I pray for will be held dangling just out of my reach
I will not long for heaven if i can find heaven in the present
What we are is beauty and perfection
We will not change that which needs no correction
Lyrics submitted by brkn
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