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 was built from the code of man
With the hands of Marquis de Sade
A cruel facade
If I could somehow spend another day with you
I'd pluck out the eyes of God
I would live in the time of vows
In the days when the world was green
My love machine
Though I bear no mark of war upon me now
Oh, the things I've seen
Keep me far away from all the noise
I just caught the last boat out of hell
I don't know the joy of simple joys
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still if you don't tell
There's a place for us my dear
Where the daughters of Orion sing
Oh, where a man can live without the cloud of fear
Choking everything
Keep me far away from all the noise
I just caught the last boat out of hell
I don't know the joy of simple joys
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still if you don't tell
There's a heartbeat in the wire
There's a soul caught in the beat
The veins, the feet
They all expire
Keep me far away from all the noise
I just caught the last boat out of hell
I don't know the joy of simple joys
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still
If you don't tell
With the hands of Marquis de Sade
A cruel facade
If I could somehow spend another day with you
I'd pluck out the eyes of God
I would live in the time of vows
In the days when the world was green
My love machine
Though I bear no mark of war upon me now
Oh, the things I've seen
Keep me far away from all the noise
I just caught the last boat out of hell
I don't know the joy of simple joys
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still if you don't tell
There's a place for us my dear
Where the daughters of Orion sing
Oh, where a man can live without the cloud of fear
Choking everything
Keep me far away from all the noise
I just caught the last boat out of hell
I don't know the joy of simple joys
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still if you don't tell
There's a heartbeat in the wire
There's a soul caught in the beat
The veins, the feet
They all expire
Keep me far away from all the noise
I just caught the last boat out of hell
I don't know the joy of simple joys
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still
I'm not feeling well
But I'll sit real still
If you don't tell
Lyrics submitted by linnasonfire, edited by Eamon
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