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.
Wildest creatures sliver dreams
Which fantasy gave birth at once
A fairy-tale to make me shiver
A unicorn at rainbow's end
To wear the willow for mankind
Embodied in these eyes of glass
This diagnosis kills the cause
Swallow now antitoxin
O' can't you see my little Never!Land?
My little rage, you took my Never!Land!
Play black and white keys
And write a book to understand...
Search for a flower in ice
Do not tranceform into a slave of lies
Accumulation of mankind
How stupid must we be to... (dis)agree to this!
And now you know I'm doubting
Everything you offer me in this demented world
:: Words: Adrian Hates
:: Music: Adrian Hates
:: Additional keyboards: Olaf Schäning
:: Guitars: Alistair Kane, Christian Berghoff, Adrian Hates
Which fantasy gave birth at once
A fairy-tale to make me shiver
A unicorn at rainbow's end
To wear the willow for mankind
Embodied in these eyes of glass
This diagnosis kills the cause
Swallow now antitoxin
O' can't you see my little Never!Land?
My little rage, you took my Never!Land!
Play black and white keys
And write a book to understand...
Search for a flower in ice
Do not tranceform into a slave of lies
Accumulation of mankind
How stupid must we be to... (dis)agree to this!
And now you know I'm doubting
Everything you offer me in this demented world
:: Words: Adrian Hates
:: Music: Adrian Hates
:: Additional keyboards: Olaf Schäning
:: Guitars: Alistair Kane, Christian Berghoff, Adrian Hates
Lyrics submitted by Night Sanctuary
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