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.
This is the fear of all flesh
Decay of the body and soul
This is the fear of all flesh
Rotting in the depths of the unknown
The paralyzing horrors of the world
That comes to weed us out one by one
There is no stopping it's coming
Suffering's the only way
It is an affliction
It is the loss of all control
What use is decision?
Just wait until the future unfolds
Take hold of you heart, and steady your soul, stay true to what you know
For what we think is to come, is never written in stone
The day may come, when at last you will see, and find the answers that you seek
That the fear of all flesh might be what drives us to be
The thought of the loss, or the sting of the pain
The cold of the sweat, the caress of the rain
Cries of the past that sill echo in me
Blind to the path, that I just cannot see
We all lack the vision
To look beyond what we can see
Both clouded and twisted
Your perceptions of really set you free
Decay of the body and soul
This is the fear of all flesh
Rotting in the depths of the unknown
The paralyzing horrors of the world
That comes to weed us out one by one
There is no stopping it's coming
Suffering's the only way
It is an affliction
It is the loss of all control
What use is decision?
Just wait until the future unfolds
Take hold of you heart, and steady your soul, stay true to what you know
For what we think is to come, is never written in stone
The day may come, when at last you will see, and find the answers that you seek
That the fear of all flesh might be what drives us to be
The thought of the loss, or the sting of the pain
The cold of the sweat, the caress of the rain
Cries of the past that sill echo in me
Blind to the path, that I just cannot see
We all lack the vision
To look beyond what we can see
Both clouded and twisted
Your perceptions of really set you free
Lyrics submitted by GrayLander
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