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.
Scum!
Well images of our decay
Should we bow our heads today?
Images of refugees, suffocating humantiy
There's no solution to world pollution
This overcrowded population
Images of scenes to come
We cannot hide...we cannot run
Well images of modern life
The things we have...we sacrifice
Images of television pouring out more terrorism
Men and rats will be as one
Crawling through these streets of scum
Images of Jesus Christ
Strung up on his cross of ice
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
Scum!
Well images of forests dead
Blackened waters, skies are red
Images of forgotten laws
Computer age, atomic wars
No solution to world pollution
Overcrowded population
Images of scenes to come
You cannot hide, you cannot run
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
...
Well images of our decay
Should we bow our heads today?
Images of refugees, suffocating humantiy
There's no solution to world pollution
This overcrowded population
Images of scenes to come
We cannot hide...we cannot run
Well images of modern life
The things we have...we sacrifice
Images of television pouring out more terrorism
Men and rats will be as one
Crawling through these streets of scum
Images of Jesus Christ
Strung up on his cross of ice
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
Scum!
Well images of forests dead
Blackened waters, skies are red
Images of forgotten laws
Computer age, atomic wars
No solution to world pollution
Overcrowded population
Images of scenes to come
You cannot hide, you cannot run
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
No more law and no more rule
No more books and no more school
...
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