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.
Tell me are you out there, is there nothing here to tame the human heart
I see a land that's ruthless, yet where each shadow ends a life begins to start
We broke the backs of strangers
Where are their wives and children now?
We'll raise a rag of hope then tear it down
Our focus is feeling
Our focus is feeling
We've put up these walls, but out there it's cold
Our focus is feeling
Pulls you to the window, there's a crack and then your eyes begin to sting
Down there in the street, their falling tears settle in the dust of kings
We thought the land was changing
We knew the change was in our hearts
We saw the light make shadows of the dark
Our focus is feeling
Our focus is feeling
We've put up these walls, but out there it's cold
Our focus is feeling
There's too many lies; there's too many thieves
There's too many Gods, there's none I believe
Our nations are blind, our cities are wild
The world we have now has the let the innocent down...
I see a land that's ruthless, yet where each shadow ends a life begins to start
We broke the backs of strangers
Where are their wives and children now?
We'll raise a rag of hope then tear it down
Our focus is feeling
Our focus is feeling
We've put up these walls, but out there it's cold
Our focus is feeling
Pulls you to the window, there's a crack and then your eyes begin to sting
Down there in the street, their falling tears settle in the dust of kings
We thought the land was changing
We knew the change was in our hearts
We saw the light make shadows of the dark
Our focus is feeling
Our focus is feeling
We've put up these walls, but out there it's cold
Our focus is feeling
There's too many lies; there's too many thieves
There's too many Gods, there's none I believe
Our nations are blind, our cities are wild
The world we have now has the let the innocent down...
Lyrics submitted by Shaftell
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