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.
Uneasy feelings
Which way to turn
Lost in the maelstrom
Starting to burn
Madness surrounds toy when caught up with
Minds so confused
And so I sit
Pitcher in hand
And so I fill
This glass that stands
Chaos controlling with minds that are robbed
Of their wills
Children of the earth
See not their worth
Wasting their lives
In vain, in pain
Stillborn again
Another cig
I slump my head
This here soul
Mistaken dead
Maybe tomorrow we'll all find a way to escape
Which way to turn
Lost in the maelstrom
Starting to burn
Madness surrounds toy when caught up with
Minds so confused
And so I sit
Pitcher in hand
And so I fill
This glass that stands
Chaos controlling with minds that are robbed
Of their wills
Children of the earth
See not their worth
Wasting their lives
In vain, in pain
Stillborn again
Another cig
I slump my head
This here soul
Mistaken dead
Maybe tomorrow we'll all find a way to escape
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Still Born, Again Lyrics as written by Brian Lehfeldt Bret Davis
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