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.
Science has become a child's game.
There is no solution to bring away this plague.
No remedies have been discovered.
The cure is a shotgun, the cure is whatever blunt instrument one can salvage.
Whomever finds themselves too proper will be the first to perish.
And you know nothing that matters now.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the storm of the disgraceful.
The incurable bring us our punishment.
Today's destruction can only be measured in
In biblical, biblical proportion.
Let's go
My will is at God's hand, never within man's teeth.
My will is at God's hand, never within man's teeth.
My will is at God's hand, never within man's teeth.
Always wanting more, never enough, until this day and age when there's nothing left.
Always wanting more, never enough, until this day and age when there's nothing left.
Always wanting more. Never enough.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the storm of the disgraceful.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore, we cannot recover
All is lost in the storm of the disgraceful.
We cannot restore, we cannot recover
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore, we cannot recover
All is lost
There is no solution to bring away this plague.
No remedies have been discovered.
The cure is a shotgun, the cure is whatever blunt instrument one can salvage.
Whomever finds themselves too proper will be the first to perish.
And you know nothing that matters now.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the storm of the disgraceful.
The incurable bring us our punishment.
Today's destruction can only be measured in
In biblical, biblical proportion.
Let's go
My will is at God's hand, never within man's teeth.
My will is at God's hand, never within man's teeth.
My will is at God's hand, never within man's teeth.
Always wanting more, never enough, until this day and age when there's nothing left.
Always wanting more, never enough, until this day and age when there's nothing left.
Always wanting more. Never enough.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the storm of the disgraceful.
We cannot restore (restore), we cannot recover (recover)
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore, we cannot recover
All is lost in the storm of the disgraceful.
We cannot restore, we cannot recover
All is lost in the flood of the risen dead.
We cannot restore, we cannot recover
All is lost
Lyrics submitted by davidEAcost
Revive Lyrics as written by Christopher Henry Rubey Andrew Jerome Trick
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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