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.
Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late for you to
To decide it
You're too close to the edge so take another step back
Day breaks into suicide
My heart breaks into a bright blue sky tonight
(You should have never stabbed my back)
And if you think that I'm amazing
Then you have another thing coming
But you don't even know me
Or the color of the violence in my head (woah woah)
Its the new disease
That you can share with the critics
And they can teach me
How to cheat my own heart beat
And faith will break me as i'm waiting
And i am standing inbetween
The light from above
And the fire below me
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late before you decided
You're too close to the edge so take another step back
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late
I caught you
You're a liar
You should have never stabbed my back
Faith will kill me
And God it waiting
Above the falling stars,
As we're fighting the dark
With open arms
With open arms
It's the new disease
That you can share with the critics
And they can teach me
How to cheat my own heart beat
Waiting for a hint of a spark
To start the fire from underneath me
Because Heaven and Hell will reject me
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late before you decided
You're too close to the edge so take another step back
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late
I caught you
You're a liar
You should have never stabbed my back
(With open arms)
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late for you to
To decide it
You're too close to the edge so take another step back
Day breaks into suicide
My heart breaks into a bright blue sky tonight
(You should have never stabbed my back)
And if you think that I'm amazing
Then you have another thing coming
But you don't even know me
Or the color of the violence in my head (woah woah)
Its the new disease
That you can share with the critics
And they can teach me
How to cheat my own heart beat
And faith will break me as i'm waiting
And i am standing inbetween
The light from above
And the fire below me
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late before you decided
You're too close to the edge so take another step back
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late
I caught you
You're a liar
You should have never stabbed my back
Faith will kill me
And God it waiting
Above the falling stars,
As we're fighting the dark
With open arms
With open arms
It's the new disease
That you can share with the critics
And they can teach me
How to cheat my own heart beat
Waiting for a hint of a spark
To start the fire from underneath me
Because Heaven and Hell will reject me
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late before you decided
You're too close to the edge so take another step back
And Now we're going to keep them guessing dear
And hanging by the slightest thread
It's too late
I caught you
You're a liar
You should have never stabbed my back
(With open arms)
Lyrics submitted by KylieBarakat
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