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.
You say this is the land of the free?
I don't believe you
Everything is ugly and cheap
I need a refill
Sell me how I oughtta be me
So I can fit into your house of chains
I am just as rich as I'm poor
Soul burn eternal
Always gotta key to the door
Open inferno
Hell is holy gimme some more...
Mother's a whore for these divided states
Come crack the window open
See the chains easily broken
Gotta change before we're chokin'
In the hate we waste
The path we choose is chosen
Prophets lost martyrs truth spoken
Does it cause too much commotion
To pay the price for wars we wage?
Have some faith and love we'll come together
Make this right it's not too late...
We ain't gotta fight... STAND UP! STAND UP!
We are the Future Leaders of the World
Come watch us rise and burn it's our turn
I got all the jewels in the world
Gimme a new car all I want is money and girls
So I can go far Freedom is so foreign absurd
Is it a real word to be real today?
Corporations rape and enslave
Natives for Pilgrims Genocide incorporated
For all your children to hide the lies
But you see planet is dying right before our eyes
Time is running short
There is no life we can't abort
So plant the seed you need to breathe
We can be strong again Future Leaders of the World
We all stand tall and take a turn
While wheels of fortune spin and burn
Our prayers and seal our fate
Have some faith and love we'll come together
Make this right it's not too late...
We ain't gotta fight... STAND UP! STAND UP!
We are the Future Leaders of the World
Come watch us rise and burn it's our turn
I don't believe you
Everything is ugly and cheap
I need a refill
Sell me how I oughtta be me
So I can fit into your house of chains
I am just as rich as I'm poor
Soul burn eternal
Always gotta key to the door
Open inferno
Hell is holy gimme some more...
Mother's a whore for these divided states
Come crack the window open
See the chains easily broken
Gotta change before we're chokin'
In the hate we waste
The path we choose is chosen
Prophets lost martyrs truth spoken
Does it cause too much commotion
To pay the price for wars we wage?
Have some faith and love we'll come together
Make this right it's not too late...
We ain't gotta fight... STAND UP! STAND UP!
We are the Future Leaders of the World
Come watch us rise and burn it's our turn
I got all the jewels in the world
Gimme a new car all I want is money and girls
So I can go far Freedom is so foreign absurd
Is it a real word to be real today?
Corporations rape and enslave
Natives for Pilgrims Genocide incorporated
For all your children to hide the lies
But you see planet is dying right before our eyes
Time is running short
There is no life we can't abort
So plant the seed you need to breathe
We can be strong again Future Leaders of the World
We all stand tall and take a turn
While wheels of fortune spin and burn
Our prayers and seal our fate
Have some faith and love we'll come together
Make this right it's not too late...
We ain't gotta fight... STAND UP! STAND UP!
We are the Future Leaders of the World
Come watch us rise and burn it's our turn
Lyrics submitted by slipvayne94bm
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