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.
Your choking on all your regrets
It's my last call and its just getting harder
Before you end this all
Reaches out for something more
Time makes it hard to breathe
We'll I'll live to see another day
And I'll stay strong
And you said this morning I would break
And I won't break
Let me go until you know
If it's coming after all
And they will never catch me
Time makes it hard to breathe
But I'll live to see another day
And I'll stay strong
And you said this morning I would break
I will break, I will break
Cos you said this morning I would break
There's places I have been, no one should ever go
There's things that I have seen, no one should ever know
There's places I have been, no one should ever go
There's things that I have done, no one should ever know
So where do we run, and how do we trust?
When the walls are closing in
And where do you turn, and who do you trust?
When the walls are closing in
Closing in
No
This isn't the end
It's my last call and its just getting harder
Before you end this all
Reaches out for something more
Time makes it hard to breathe
We'll I'll live to see another day
And I'll stay strong
And you said this morning I would break
And I won't break
Let me go until you know
If it's coming after all
And they will never catch me
Time makes it hard to breathe
But I'll live to see another day
And I'll stay strong
And you said this morning I would break
I will break, I will break
Cos you said this morning I would break
There's places I have been, no one should ever go
There's things that I have seen, no one should ever know
There's places I have been, no one should ever go
There's things that I have done, no one should ever know
So where do we run, and how do we trust?
When the walls are closing in
And where do you turn, and who do you trust?
When the walls are closing in
Closing in
No
This isn't the end
Lyrics submitted by blessthefate
Skinwalkers Lyrics as written by Beau Bokan Michael Baskette
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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