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.
With all our hopes and dreams answered
Are we not lost
With nothing driving us forward
We count the cost
How can we not believe in ourselves
We let our lives fade away
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
Still we long, we long for days when
We can trust, we are not wrong
We still believe that, we still believe, we still believe, that we belong
Stay strong and let honor guide you
This can't be wrong
Make no mistake you're family now
And this is our call
Let the hopeless
Let them be renewed
Let weakness fall
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
Still we long, we long for days when
We can trust, we are not wrong
We still believe that, we still believe, we still believe, that we belong
How can we not believe in ourselves
Don't let our lives, fade away
Let hope be renewed
Let weakness fade
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
Still we long, we long for days when
We can trust, we are not wrong
We still believe that, we still believe, we still believe, that we belong
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
We
Still believe
We still believe
Are we not lost
With nothing driving us forward
We count the cost
How can we not believe in ourselves
We let our lives fade away
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
Still we long, we long for days when
We can trust, we are not wrong
We still believe that, we still believe, we still believe, that we belong
Stay strong and let honor guide you
This can't be wrong
Make no mistake you're family now
And this is our call
Let the hopeless
Let them be renewed
Let weakness fall
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
Still we long, we long for days when
We can trust, we are not wrong
We still believe that, we still believe, we still believe, that we belong
How can we not believe in ourselves
Don't let our lives, fade away
Let hope be renewed
Let weakness fade
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
Still we long, we long for days when
We can trust, we are not wrong
We still believe that, we still believe, we still believe, that we belong
Still we're far, we're far from faithless
And we trust to guide us on
We still believe that, we still believe that we belong
We
Still believe
We still believe
Lyrics submitted by TheHammer417
Faithless Lyrics as written by Pete Martin Christopher Andrew Stuart Bank Cutbush
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Standing On The Edge Of Summer
Thursday
Thursday
Dreamwalker
Silent Planet
Silent Planet
I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
I've read a few sources that say Phil Labonte is a christian, but this song doesn't make much sense to me in a christian context. Why would a person of faith need to claim not to be faithless? "We're far from faithless" seems to be a more appropriate response to being accused of being faithless, which is something a religious person probably doesn't get accused of very often.
To me, this song makes more sense in a context of non-religiousness. Someone might be called "faithless" for being agnostic, atheist, etc. but their rebuttal might be that they have faith in themselves and their abilities. They "believe that [they] belong" to humanity as a whole and want the "weakness" of hatred and discrimination among mankind to fall.