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.
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Now
What does this mean
It means
We get the best scene
When politics talk
The ends of power meet
Nice to be wanted
Safe and protected
The ends of power
When politics talk
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Home sweet home
Home, home
Now
Let's talk politics
Every dog has its day
For me
(for me)
I don't believe
(I don't believe in anything)
Better days ahead
(one more war)
Will never be
(I do believe no more)
I don't believe in
(no long goodbye)
Anything
(nuclear day)
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Spare no man
Match bomb for bomb
War
All is fair in war
When the ground is soft
With hot blood
Spare no man
Better days will never be
(match bomb for bomb)
A scorched earth
(flatten the earth, this home sweet home)
No charity
(burn everything, from lust to dust)
No weak pity
(no charity, no weak pity)
From lust to dust
(all is fair in war)
Home sweet home
Home sweet home
Home sweet home
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Now
What does this mean
It means
We get the best scene
When politics talk
The ends of power meet
Nice to be wanted
Safe and protected
The ends of power
When politics talk
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Home sweet home
Home, home
Now
Let's talk politics
Every dog has its day
For me
(for me)
I don't believe
(I don't believe in anything)
Better days ahead
(one more war)
Will never be
(I do believe no more)
I don't believe in
(no long goodbye)
Anything
(nuclear day)
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Better days will never be
Spare no man
Match bomb for bomb
War
All is fair in war
When the ground is soft
With hot blood
Spare no man
Better days will never be
(match bomb for bomb)
A scorched earth
(flatten the earth, this home sweet home)
No charity
(burn everything, from lust to dust)
No weak pity
(no charity, no weak pity)
From lust to dust
(all is fair in war)
Home sweet home
Home sweet home
Home sweet home
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