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.
Human behave yourself
You have burst at the seams
Let it all fall out open your mouth
Often I lie wide awake
Think of things I can make
But I don't seem to have the parts to build them
Human I wonder why you're a better make
Than I could ever build or create
You know not love or hate
I am so scared of what will kill me
In the end for I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance to be someone
To be human
Look what we've done
Look what we've done
I would give my life, to be human
I would give my life, to be human
I would give my life, to be human
I would give my life, to be
Human I'm trying to come clean
I will be a better me
I will not drink until I'm dead
I'll make the most of it
I don't know what it's like to be alive
To say goodbye
To cry a thousand tears
Because my ears won't listen
Human I'm trying not to lose my faith in you
I've sussed out all that I've seen through
I've sailed an ocean
I am so scared of what I'll look like in the end
For I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance to be someone
To be human
Look what we've done
Look what we've done
I used to hear it all so loud
The sound of my heart breaking
The truth is waiting to be found
I trust that I will take it
I would give my life
I would give my life
I would give my life
I would give my life
I would give my life, to be
I would give my life, to be
I would give my life, to be
I would give my life, to be (human)
You have burst at the seams
Let it all fall out open your mouth
Often I lie wide awake
Think of things I can make
But I don't seem to have the parts to build them
Human I wonder why you're a better make
Than I could ever build or create
You know not love or hate
I am so scared of what will kill me
In the end for I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance to be someone
To be human
Look what we've done
Look what we've done
I would give my life, to be human
I would give my life, to be human
I would give my life, to be human
I would give my life, to be
Human I'm trying to come clean
I will be a better me
I will not drink until I'm dead
I'll make the most of it
I don't know what it's like to be alive
To say goodbye
To cry a thousand tears
Because my ears won't listen
Human I'm trying not to lose my faith in you
I've sussed out all that I've seen through
I've sailed an ocean
I am so scared of what I'll look like in the end
For I am not prepared
I hope I will get the chance to be someone
To be human
Look what we've done
Look what we've done
I used to hear it all so loud
The sound of my heart breaking
The truth is waiting to be found
I trust that I will take it
I would give my life
I would give my life
I would give my life
I would give my life
I would give my life, to be
I would give my life, to be
I would give my life, to be
I would give my life, to be (human)
Lyrics submitted by uselessinfofreak
Human Lyrics as written by Elena Jane Goulding Finlay Graham Dow Smith
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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