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.
Careful, they think I'm sleeping
If I could just trick this machine
Oh god, who are they
And what does it mean
No I can't let them touch me
And I can't let them see
Crack in the wall
The only place I can crawl for safety
I'm crawling inside
But I've still got to know
Why am I afraid to go
Had I slipped into the wrong door
Even though it felt so fine
Crude sunlight rolling through my window
Telling me it's not your time
And still the voices calling
Come on
Crack in the wall
The only place I can crawl to safety
When I was dead
Three headless voices that said they loved me
Such a love was blinding
There I can't fall
And the floor is the wall I'm scaling
Gonna give them all the slip
I've had it
I've got to abandon ship
Never gonna go back there
Never gonna go back there
The last minute
I've got to abandon ship
Shivering under a wave
Another lonely seasons slave
I've had it
I've got to abandon it
Let me start all over again
This couldn't be the end
There's something I've got to say
If I could just trick this machine
Oh god, who are they
And what does it mean
No I can't let them touch me
And I can't let them see
Crack in the wall
The only place I can crawl for safety
I'm crawling inside
But I've still got to know
Why am I afraid to go
Had I slipped into the wrong door
Even though it felt so fine
Crude sunlight rolling through my window
Telling me it's not your time
And still the voices calling
Come on
Crack in the wall
The only place I can crawl to safety
When I was dead
Three headless voices that said they loved me
Such a love was blinding
There I can't fall
And the floor is the wall I'm scaling
Gonna give them all the slip
I've had it
I've got to abandon ship
Never gonna go back there
Never gonna go back there
The last minute
I've got to abandon ship
Shivering under a wave
Another lonely seasons slave
I've had it
I've got to abandon it
Let me start all over again
This couldn't be the end
There's something I've got to say
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Crude Sunlight Lyrics as written by Clint Walsh Chris Alan Vrenna
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