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.
Heaven help me cause I'm burning inside. (Burning Inside)
Reflections of the flames are burning my eyes. (Burning My Eyes)
I can't even comprehend begin to describe. (Begin To Describe)
Water set on fire and it lights up the sky. (Lights Up The Sky)
They say it burns sometimes, Lights up the sky.
They say it burns sometimes, No one knows why.
The water gets so hot it boils up under the moon.
Could this be a gate to hell one has to assume.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Please forgive me I know not what I do. (Know Not What I Do)
Hypnotized by fire and I just cannot move. (Just Cannot Move)
Is my soul forever damned could it be true? (Could It Be True)
Pulled into the grips of hell by flames burning blue. (By Flames Burning Blue)
They say it burns sometimes, Lights up the sky.
They say it burns sometimes, No one knows why.
It can get so dark out here you can't see your hand. (Can't See Your Hand)
The Fire on the lake nobody dare understands.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
And when the morning comes. (And when the morning comes)
It's like it never happened. (It's like it never happened)
Cause it's a new day. (Cause it's a new day)
It's a brand new day. (It's a brand new day)
And when the morning comes. (And when the morning comes)
It's like it never happened. (It's like it never happened)
Cause it's a new day. (It's a new day)
It's a brand new day. (It's a brand new day)
I was sitting on the bank looking right in the flames. Heard these demons screaming at me.
They keep calling my name. Am I alive? Am I dead? Tell me what's the situation?
Could what I'm staring at become my final destination? I don't know what it is but it's pullin' me in.
Am I Condemned to this lake for all of my sins? Or
is it just a trick being played on my mind?
Eyes burned by fire now I'm forever blind.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go
Reflections of the flames are burning my eyes. (Burning My Eyes)
I can't even comprehend begin to describe. (Begin To Describe)
Water set on fire and it lights up the sky. (Lights Up The Sky)
They say it burns sometimes, Lights up the sky.
They say it burns sometimes, No one knows why.
The water gets so hot it boils up under the moon.
Could this be a gate to hell one has to assume.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Please forgive me I know not what I do. (Know Not What I Do)
Hypnotized by fire and I just cannot move. (Just Cannot Move)
Is my soul forever damned could it be true? (Could It Be True)
Pulled into the grips of hell by flames burning blue. (By Flames Burning Blue)
They say it burns sometimes, Lights up the sky.
They say it burns sometimes, No one knows why.
It can get so dark out here you can't see your hand. (Can't See Your Hand)
The Fire on the lake nobody dare understands.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
And when the morning comes. (And when the morning comes)
It's like it never happened. (It's like it never happened)
Cause it's a new day. (Cause it's a new day)
It's a brand new day. (It's a brand new day)
And when the morning comes. (And when the morning comes)
It's like it never happened. (It's like it never happened)
Cause it's a new day. (It's a new day)
It's a brand new day. (It's a brand new day)
I was sitting on the bank looking right in the flames. Heard these demons screaming at me.
They keep calling my name. Am I alive? Am I dead? Tell me what's the situation?
Could what I'm staring at become my final destination? I don't know what it is but it's pullin' me in.
Am I Condemned to this lake for all of my sins? Or
is it just a trick being played on my mind?
Eyes burned by fire now I'm forever blind.
The lake of (FIRE)
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go.
Fire on the water don't burn my soul. Fire on the water won't let me go
Lyrics submitted by th1rt3en
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