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.
Wasted years left behind
as an old man nears to death
Praying his lord to forgive him
for the sins he never committed
The fear of dying
- the fear of the fires of hell
The fear of living
- the fear of endless tribulation
The scars of life
- the scars from a faceless world
The wings of Death
- unfold me and ease my pain
Death... comes as a relief...
...from the mortal suffering...
...young again...
...travelling into the ageless time
Memories of his past life
vividly in his mind
Feeling himself alive again
when the Moment of Death arrives!
[verses I & II]
"flee in the darkness of death
where exists no pain no fear;
a relief from the earthly... suffering...
...WHEN THE MOMENT
OF DEATH ARRIVES..."
as an old man nears to death
Praying his lord to forgive him
for the sins he never committed
The fear of dying
- the fear of the fires of hell
The fear of living
- the fear of endless tribulation
The scars of life
- the scars from a faceless world
The wings of Death
- unfold me and ease my pain
Death... comes as a relief...
...from the mortal suffering...
...young again...
...travelling into the ageless time
Memories of his past life
vividly in his mind
Feeling himself alive again
when the Moment of Death arrives!
[verses I & II]
"flee in the darkness of death
where exists no pain no fear;
a relief from the earthly... suffering...
...WHEN THE MOMENT
OF DEATH ARRIVES..."
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