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.
I was always one of the righteous
Never lived outside of the light
Kept a close watch on the whitewash
Disguising the dead bones inside
Disguising the dead bones inside
I was always one of the good ones
Keeping tabs on everyone else
Sure that I was one of the chosen
I was a child of Him
I was a child of Him
But you buried me in the bright light
Yeah you held my eyes to the sun
Till I could see that
I was worse
Than I ever feared I could be
But somehow I was loved
More than I ever dared to believe
Because of you
I was always one of the blameless
Or at least that's what I believed
Never thought I could've been blinded
Till I could no longer see
Till I could no longer see
But you buried me in the bright light
Yea you held my eyes to the sun
Till I could see that
I was worse
Than I ever feared I could be
But somehow I was loved
More than I ever dared to believe
Because of you
You showed me I was worse
Than I ever feared I could be
But somehow I was loved
More than I ever dared to believe
Because of you
Never lived outside of the light
Kept a close watch on the whitewash
Disguising the dead bones inside
Disguising the dead bones inside
I was always one of the good ones
Keeping tabs on everyone else
Sure that I was one of the chosen
I was a child of Him
I was a child of Him
But you buried me in the bright light
Yeah you held my eyes to the sun
Till I could see that
I was worse
Than I ever feared I could be
But somehow I was loved
More than I ever dared to believe
Because of you
I was always one of the blameless
Or at least that's what I believed
Never thought I could've been blinded
Till I could no longer see
Till I could no longer see
But you buried me in the bright light
Yea you held my eyes to the sun
Till I could see that
I was worse
Than I ever feared I could be
But somehow I was loved
More than I ever dared to believe
Because of you
You showed me I was worse
Than I ever feared I could be
But somehow I was loved
More than I ever dared to believe
Because of you
Lyrics submitted by BrandNewAVA, edited by ChipperSpiff
Blinded Lyrics as written by Edward Carrington Breckenridge Dustin Michael Kensrue
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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I totaly agree. It seems to me that what Dustin is trying to get across here is misconception of the typical Christian ideal. I am a Christian myself, and I am one of the worst about this. We start to think that all that Christianity and the Bible are are a giant list of rules for the believer, when in fact it is nothing more than a love story of a God to his people. It gets so confused that people lash out at those who don't believe what they do, at those who aren't following those rules themselves, when the ones following the rules aren't truely bathed in God's like, they are just trying to work their way to a goal they can never achieve. Not showing or truely believing in the love of Christ leaves you just as destined for Hell as anyone else. However it doesn't matter whether you are the leading sinner or the most righteous of people, God's love is always present and by actually accepting it leads to his greatest blessing of all.<br /> Just my opinion.