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.
The moonies are up on a mountain
The lunatics have taken over the asylum
Waiting on the rapture
Singing, "We're here
To keep your prices down
Feed you to the hounds
To the daily mail
Together
Together"
You made a pig's ear, you made a mistake
Paid off security and got through the gate
You got away with it but we lie in wait
Hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Hey, hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Hey-hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Hey, hey, hey-eh-eh
Where's the truth? What's the use?
In hanging around, lost and found
With your head in the sand
Fat chance, no plan
No regard for human life
Keep trying, you've no right
Fast to lose, win or lose
Jumped the queue, you're back again
President for life
Lord of all that flies in the sky
The beasts of the earth
The fish in the sea
Have lost command
Hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh-uh, oh
The lunatics have taken over the asylum
Waiting on the rapture
Singing, "We're here
To keep your prices down
Feed you to the hounds
To the daily mail
Together
Together"
You made a pig's ear, you made a mistake
Paid off security and got through the gate
You got away with it but we lie in wait
Hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Hey, hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Hey-hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Hey, hey, hey-eh-eh
Where's the truth? What's the use?
In hanging around, lost and found
With your head in the sand
Fat chance, no plan
No regard for human life
Keep trying, you've no right
Fast to lose, win or lose
Jumped the queue, you're back again
President for life
Lord of all that flies in the sky
The beasts of the earth
The fish in the sea
Have lost command
Hey, hey-eh-eh-ey
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh-uh
Uh-uh, uh-uh-uh
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh-uh, oh
Lyrics submitted by medt, edited by applescruff909
The Daily Mail Lyrics as written by Edward John O'brien Colin Charles Greenwood
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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