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.
But hear my story, said it?s standin? true
But nobody callin? ?til I call you
Missionaries go and fight the war
But don't you hear me, I say Babylon fall
You know a Babylon fall
You know a Babylon fall
You know a Babylon fall
But erie nations led us to a fight for survival
That you've got to pull through
Brothers and sisters say you've got to stand tall
But let's unite us ?cause we've got to evolve
You know we've got to evolve
You know we've got to evolve, no, no
But all I needed was a place to stay
Well, I know my Jah Jah, he the only way
But thick and thin or down that winding road
Fuck all that ganja buzz, it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold, oh no, no
You know it?s got to get sold, oh, no, no
You know it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold
But nobody callin? ?til I call you
Missionaries go and fight the war
But don't you hear me, I say Babylon fall
You know a Babylon fall
You know a Babylon fall
You know a Babylon fall
But erie nations led us to a fight for survival
That you've got to pull through
Brothers and sisters say you've got to stand tall
But let's unite us ?cause we've got to evolve
You know we've got to evolve
You know we've got to evolve, no, no
But all I needed was a place to stay
Well, I know my Jah Jah, he the only way
But thick and thin or down that winding road
Fuck all that ganja buzz, it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold, oh no, no
You know it?s got to get sold, oh, no, no
You know it?s got to get sold
You know it?s got to get sold
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