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.
Deceptive eyes azure
And black as his heart, they do lie as they lure
Go with him down and the chain will follow
Unto the ends of earth now, his pain will swallow you
Down down as he buries your face
Down and down, his kiss sears with a trace
Of the sign of the cross you'll believe now you're lost
Of the sign, of the sign, of the sign of the cross...
So don't walk this red river
Drink the blood from the cup
Don't swim this red water
For its sad and corrupt, ahhhhhh
Deceptive eyes azure
And black as his heart, they do lie as they lure
Follow him down unto the ends of the earth
Don't let him touch you-his cruel dead mirth
The prophesy of his words will haunt you (they hunt you down)
The prophesy of his words will taunt you (they hurt you now)
The prophesy of his words will haunt you (they hunt you down)
The prophesy of these words the prophesy of these words
So don't walk this red river
Drink the blood from the cup
Don't swim this red water
For its sad and corrupt, ahhhhhh
Deceptive eyes azure
And black as his heart, they will lie as they lure
Go with him down and the chain will follow
Unto the ends of the earth now his pain
Will swallow you down
(yes open your arms wide, my dear, and spread them)
Open your legs wide, and welcome in
To the deep black hole through eyes azure
The deep black soul of a lonely voyeur
"in the name of the father, the son, & the holy ghost"
And black as his heart, they do lie as they lure
Go with him down and the chain will follow
Unto the ends of earth now, his pain will swallow you
Down down as he buries your face
Down and down, his kiss sears with a trace
Of the sign of the cross you'll believe now you're lost
Of the sign, of the sign, of the sign of the cross...
So don't walk this red river
Drink the blood from the cup
Don't swim this red water
For its sad and corrupt, ahhhhhh
Deceptive eyes azure
And black as his heart, they do lie as they lure
Follow him down unto the ends of the earth
Don't let him touch you-his cruel dead mirth
The prophesy of his words will haunt you (they hunt you down)
The prophesy of his words will taunt you (they hurt you now)
The prophesy of his words will haunt you (they hunt you down)
The prophesy of these words the prophesy of these words
So don't walk this red river
Drink the blood from the cup
Don't swim this red water
For its sad and corrupt, ahhhhhh
Deceptive eyes azure
And black as his heart, they will lie as they lure
Go with him down and the chain will follow
Unto the ends of the earth now his pain
Will swallow you down
(yes open your arms wide, my dear, and spread them)
Open your legs wide, and welcome in
To the deep black hole through eyes azure
The deep black soul of a lonely voyeur
"in the name of the father, the son, & the holy ghost"
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