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.
OFELIA...OFELIA
A soothing lullaby for such a precious child
And she find comfort in the melody
But every night the tyrant sharpens his incisors
And the mother lies, and the mother lies
Watching the hands
The mother's unwell
Just a vessel
Watching the ghost that came from the earth
He grants you the tome
And I can't help but feel connected
Your celluloid spirit is nothing but reels
Your innocent fable alive and it feels like
No one, no one, no one knows
Without warning
(With her eyes closed)
She haunts me
(Imaginary apparition)
And I'm breathing out in waves
The flash and the sound
the flesh by which you're bound
The wound that sustains
The sacrificial end
(A lullaby to soothe you child)
The sacrificial end
(A lullaby to soothe you child)
The sacrificial end
(A lullaby to soothe you child)
The sacrificial end
Cast away
He'll never know your name
Cast away
He'll never know your name
Your celluloid spirit is nothing but reels
Your innocent fable alive and it feels like
No one, no one, no one knows.
A soothing lullaby for such a precious child
And she find comfort in the melody
But every night the tyrant sharpens his incisors
And the mother lies, and the mother lies
Watching the hands
The mother's unwell
Just a vessel
Watching the ghost that came from the earth
He grants you the tome
And I can't help but feel connected
Your celluloid spirit is nothing but reels
Your innocent fable alive and it feels like
No one, no one, no one knows
Without warning
(With her eyes closed)
She haunts me
(Imaginary apparition)
And I'm breathing out in waves
The flash and the sound
the flesh by which you're bound
The wound that sustains
The sacrificial end
(A lullaby to soothe you child)
The sacrificial end
(A lullaby to soothe you child)
The sacrificial end
(A lullaby to soothe you child)
The sacrificial end
Cast away
He'll never know your name
Cast away
He'll never know your name
Your celluloid spirit is nothing but reels
Your innocent fable alive and it feels like
No one, no one, no one knows.
Lyrics submitted by treyj1234
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