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.
There was a time when all the shadows of these tall buildings
would throw their cape around each corner of the grassy fields
And one by one each huge shade would color the green with black
Allowing changes that we could not have foreseen
Everybody let us gaze upon the world we've created
Let us rest our eyes upon the great machine as we wave goodbye
Feel the evening breeze caress us while the cities are dying
As we watch it fall into a modern state, a modern time
Remember when we'd hear the distant sound of human life
A zillion noises whimper as they travel through the sky
And one by one each new sound has faded away with time
Allowing changes that we could not have foreseen
Everybody let us say goodbye to all our notions
Cause it's not enough to say that we're humane when we're left behind
It's too late to think that we can worship human emotions
Cause we've already evolved into machines in our minds
would throw their cape around each corner of the grassy fields
And one by one each huge shade would color the green with black
Allowing changes that we could not have foreseen
Everybody let us gaze upon the world we've created
Let us rest our eyes upon the great machine as we wave goodbye
Feel the evening breeze caress us while the cities are dying
As we watch it fall into a modern state, a modern time
Remember when we'd hear the distant sound of human life
A zillion noises whimper as they travel through the sky
And one by one each new sound has faded away with time
Allowing changes that we could not have foreseen
Everybody let us say goodbye to all our notions
Cause it's not enough to say that we're humane when we're left behind
It's too late to think that we can worship human emotions
Cause we've already evolved into machines in our minds
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There was a time when all the shadows of these tall buildings Would throw their cape around each corner of the grassy field And one by one each huge shade would color the green with black Allowing changes that we could have not foreseen
Everybody let us gaze upon the world we've created Let us rest our eyes upon the great machine as we wave goodbye Feel the evening breeze caress us while the cities are dying As we watch it fall into a modern state, a modern time
Remember when we'd hear the distant sound of human life A zillion noises whimper as they travel through the sky And one by one each new sound has faded away with time Allowing changes that we could not have foreseen
Everybody let us say goodbye to all our notions 'Cause it's not enough to say that we're humane when we're left behind It's too late to think that we can worship human emotions 'Cause we've already evolved into machines in our minds