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.
Shaman:
I was invited to
that dark concrete building
Veins on my forehead banging, had emptied my battery
What do they want from me?
I owe them nothing
I was raised by TV and computer action games
I live alone, doing O.K.
Why should I give them everything now?
I could keep on living in peace if they’d just let me be
LET ME BE...
Robots:
Dear boy, we called you then,
We need the proof that your are our friend
It is time to fill your duty for this community!
We can’t watch you no more being no man
Forgotten all the good advice from your mom ‘n’ dad?
If you got no money, you ain’t got no brain
If you go on like this, you’ll become insane
We won’t watch it like this another day
If you’re not on my side, you’re my enemy
Now it’s time to choose your final way
Come with us or we’ll kick you out!
Shaman:
I’m not your humble servant, you’re not my real master,
Though my life will be like this: One hell of a tester
I will choose my way for free
And preserve the pure naturality
Although it dangers my destiny, I’m ready, if I fall... just take ME
I’ll keep on fighting for the room I have
You just can’t take it from me, try to understand
It’s unfair to judge me for the way I am
As long as I won’t harm anyone in this can
Kick my brains out!
Kick my brains out!
I’m not your humble servant, you’re not my real master,
Though my life will be like this: One hell of a tester
I will choose my way for free
And preserve the pure naturality
Although it dangers my destiny, I’m ready, if I fall... just take ME
I was invited to
that dark concrete building
Veins on my forehead banging, had emptied my battery
What do they want from me?
I owe them nothing
I was raised by TV and computer action games
I live alone, doing O.K.
Why should I give them everything now?
I could keep on living in peace if they’d just let me be
LET ME BE...
Robots:
Dear boy, we called you then,
We need the proof that your are our friend
It is time to fill your duty for this community!
We can’t watch you no more being no man
Forgotten all the good advice from your mom ‘n’ dad?
If you got no money, you ain’t got no brain
If you go on like this, you’ll become insane
We won’t watch it like this another day
If you’re not on my side, you’re my enemy
Now it’s time to choose your final way
Come with us or we’ll kick you out!
Shaman:
I’m not your humble servant, you’re not my real master,
Though my life will be like this: One hell of a tester
I will choose my way for free
And preserve the pure naturality
Although it dangers my destiny, I’m ready, if I fall... just take ME
I’ll keep on fighting for the room I have
You just can’t take it from me, try to understand
It’s unfair to judge me for the way I am
As long as I won’t harm anyone in this can
Kick my brains out!
Kick my brains out!
I’m not your humble servant, you’re not my real master,
Though my life will be like this: One hell of a tester
I will choose my way for free
And preserve the pure naturality
Although it dangers my destiny, I’m ready, if I fall... just take ME
Lyrics submitted by Sebastian1985
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