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.
Oh recourse
Our nature is a force
So, cut it at the source
And go
A life without remorse
I'll obey
Though I am afraid
Of what it is to be alone
Awake
And happiest at play
I'm all smiles
Confident and wild
Wired with every instrument
Control
And careless all the while
Until I recall
Everything and all
Is wrong
Panic is a slow
Dissolve
A terror quiet calm
Our nature is a force
So, cut it at the source
And go
A life without remorse
I'll obey
Though I am afraid
Of what it is to be alone
Awake
And happiest at play
I'm all smiles
Confident and wild
Wired with every instrument
Control
And careless all the while
Until I recall
Everything and all
Is wrong
Panic is a slow
Dissolve
A terror quiet calm
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this is my interpretation. any help on the missing pieces?
this one's difficult. her voice is so obscured. these are very loose ideas.<br /> <br /> i thought she might be saying "a light without a MOTH"<br /> <br /> i'll obey<br /> though i am afraid<br /> OF WHAT IT IS TO BE ALONE<br /> <br /> it sounds like she might be saying "AND happier at play," rather than "BE happier at play." <br /> <br /> and _____ the song as one<br /> this i'm really not sure of at all... maybe "and can be sung as one/out loud"<br /> <br /> instead of "to every heart," i hear "til i recall"<br /> <br /> again not at all sure, but i used to think "and it gives us our" was "and it gives us hope"<br /> <br /> <br />
together we will do this! haha<br /> <br /> i'm loving the "of what it is to be alone", i think that's totally right<br /> <br /> it's definitely "AND..." not "be..." and i'm thinking it might be something like "and have at play"... thoughts?<br /> <br /> it almost sounds like she's saying "every instrument controls/contrived and ____ the sun out wide" does that do anything for you?<br /> <br /> and i think you're right about "and it gives us hope" which leads me to believe she's listing things here: "hope, desire, " and some other stuff. probably not "quiet car" but that's the best i can sound out.
this one's gonna remain quite the mystery. i'm still lost on much here :)<br /> <br /> it sounds like it could work, but it still sounds more like "happier at play" probably.<br /> <br /> sometimes i think, instead of "like if every instrument," it might be something like "and why if every instrument..."<br /> <br /> AS FOR THIS PART:<br /> <br /> 'til i recall<br /> everything and all<br /> is ours (i'm not sure about this... also sounds maybe something like "is all/as long," neither of which really makes sense, i know)<br /> and it gives us hope,<br /> desire, (how do you feel about "dissolve"?)<br /> ___ quiet car (still don't know, but i hear things like "a terrified call" or just the word "terror" in there. also maybe "... quiet call")<br />