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.
Brick heavy
Transplanted hearts
The factory pumps another
Electric chairs
Another cynics story
Pushed off in fear
It's just an oozing year
Burnt vacant stares
This guilt is filled with lies
One two three what the fuck
What do you work for
What do you live for
What do you work for
One two three don't stop just go
Genocide
Innocent (we kill, we kill, we kill)
Kill the poor
Raise the dead
Finger fuck disease
Till we're over bred
Force fed this life
Destroying all that is pure
Lets burn these ties
And start the whole thing over
Brutal disguise
Of freedom fighting heroes
Breakdown in time
This guilt is filled with lies
Transplanted hearts
The factory pumps another
Electric chairs
Another cynics story
Pushed off in fear
It's just an oozing year
Burnt vacant stares
This guilt is filled with lies
One two three what the fuck
What do you work for
What do you live for
What do you work for
One two three don't stop just go
Genocide
Innocent (we kill, we kill, we kill)
Kill the poor
Raise the dead
Finger fuck disease
Till we're over bred
Force fed this life
Destroying all that is pure
Lets burn these ties
And start the whole thing over
Brutal disguise
Of freedom fighting heroes
Breakdown in time
This guilt is filled with lies
Lyrics submitted by JackH83
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