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.
I had a feeling it wasnt real
but the hole that is left followed me from the dreaming
The ground was moving
the fog was deep and my voice was inside and it told me a secret
Dig Dig Dig till my eyes cant see
I still get through and i still dont breath
All this hope and theres a hole in I
and i have to get to the other side
I dig through it and my skin turns thick
I borrow winds to the dirt in brick
In my shape it was in my shape
and yours too
I have a feeling
You wont believe what i tell you the truth
but the truth isnt easy
Why cant you see it?
Its like a shadow of you on the wall
and its waiting and its breathing
Dig Dig Dig till my eyes cant see
I still sit through and i still dont bleed
On this slope theres a hole in I
I have to get my self inside
Telling you that its the truth
i have to do this is my shadow and i have to see yours too
It's wait there for you it is to frame you
Climbing the hole and see
your so raiding cause your home
In your home
Dig Dig Dig till my eyes cant see
I still sit through and i still dont bleed
On this slope theres a hole in I
I have to get my self inside
Telling you that its the truth
i have to do this is my shadow and i have to see yours too
It's wait there for you it is to frame you
Climbing your hole and see
I had a feeling it wasnt real
but the hole that is left followed me from the dreaming
The ground was moving
the fog was deep and my voice was inside and it told me a secret
but the hole that is left followed me from the dreaming
The ground was moving
the fog was deep and my voice was inside and it told me a secret
Dig Dig Dig till my eyes cant see
I still get through and i still dont breath
All this hope and theres a hole in I
and i have to get to the other side
I dig through it and my skin turns thick
I borrow winds to the dirt in brick
In my shape it was in my shape
and yours too
I have a feeling
You wont believe what i tell you the truth
but the truth isnt easy
Why cant you see it?
Its like a shadow of you on the wall
and its waiting and its breathing
Dig Dig Dig till my eyes cant see
I still sit through and i still dont bleed
On this slope theres a hole in I
I have to get my self inside
Telling you that its the truth
i have to do this is my shadow and i have to see yours too
It's wait there for you it is to frame you
Climbing the hole and see
your so raiding cause your home
In your home
Dig Dig Dig till my eyes cant see
I still sit through and i still dont bleed
On this slope theres a hole in I
I have to get my self inside
Telling you that its the truth
i have to do this is my shadow and i have to see yours too
It's wait there for you it is to frame you
Climbing your hole and see
I had a feeling it wasnt real
but the hole that is left followed me from the dreaming
The ground was moving
the fog was deep and my voice was inside and it told me a secret
Lyrics submitted by nightwriter
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Correct lyrics (what is it with the missing punctuation? - pardon my stringent grammar self. >.>):
I had a feeling it wasn't real but the hole that is left followed me from the dreaming The ground was moving the fog was deep and my voice was inside and it told me a secret
Dig Dig Dig 'til my eyes can't see I still get through and I still don't breathe All this hope and there's a hole and I have to get to the other side I dig through it and my skin turns thick I burrow into dirt and brick In my shape it was in my shape and yours too
I have a feeling You won't believe what I tell you the truth but the truth isn't easy Why can't you see it? It's like a shadow of you on the wall and it's waiting and it's breathing
Dig Dig Dig 'til my eyes can't see I still sit through and I still don't bleed On this slope there's a hole and I have to get myself inside I'm telling you that it's the truth I have to do this - it's my shadow and I see yours too It's waiting there for you it needs to frame you
Climb in the hole and see You're so radiant 'cause you're home In your home
Dig Dig Dig 'til my eyes can't see I still sit through and I still don't bleed On this slope there's a hole and I have to get myself inside I'm telling you that it's the truth I have to do this - it's my shadow and I see yours too It's waiting there for you it needs to frame you Climb in your hole and see
I had a feeling it wasn't real but the hole that is left followed me from the dreaming The ground was moving the fog was deep and my voice was inside and it told me a secret
I think it's about going inside yourself and meeting something dark inside... and having it follow you out.