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.
Curse with me
Profane and discreet
Make her move
Cross veins and chamomile
Soft and sweet
Sea salt silver-meat
Buried deep
In crow skin overcoat
Save your breath
This may be the last
There is no novelty here on the earth
O'saviour!
Forever threadbare and faded
Drunken and arcane
Curse the day
O'saviour!
There's rot gutted whiskey in ladies
For to ease the pain
Or drown away
Save her!
You've crushed all the bones and the cradles
All along the way
Along the way
Profane and discreet
Make her move
Cross veins and chamomile
Soft and sweet
Sea salt silver-meat
Buried deep
In crow skin overcoat
Save your breath
This may be the last
There is no novelty here on the earth
O'saviour!
Forever threadbare and faded
Drunken and arcane
Curse the day
O'saviour!
There's rot gutted whiskey in ladies
For to ease the pain
Or drown away
Save her!
You've crushed all the bones and the cradles
All along the way
Along the way
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