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.
Blackout
[Prevail]
Prevail the merciless mercenaries of militants
No resemblance to any other assembly's heritage
Despair will be the downfall of arrogance
Repairs will be necessary too much heavy damage
Counter intelligence spy craft flies past P's the aviators
Recesuitation reincarnation I'm the reanimator
Greater mind power than einstein genius and insanity
We walkin that fine line talk about prime time exposure
Face remains poker overload the road to stardom like exploding supernovas
Maintain composure while there's ability violentory
You hear the voice of a surgeon and wake up in an ambulance
You're out of your element a graveyard of skeletons
Elephants in a caravan cross a mountain like hannibal
Light the fire in wicks make the air thick with cannonballs
Nothing that I can't resolve chemicals meant to dissolve
[Mad Child]
Greed pain and torture lock this in my room
I'm an insane sorceror (you're mad) what I'm sayin shane's forceful
You don't wanna fuck with a vain cain corsal
War mask on a chosen path you don't wanna laugh at this sociopath
Don't try to act hardcore you stay soft a unchained pitbull'll rip your face off
Backpack with an axe and a chainsaw mad child cracked imma grab what I came for
Masked bandit skimmed and branded (gunshots) smoke clears I'm the last man standin
God blessed me with a gift, I'm so grateful bent out of shape but I still stay faithful
Purified poison, strength of gorilla mentally killa meant to be illa
[Prevail]
Prevail the merciless mercenaries of militants
No resemblance to any other assembly's heritage
Despair will be the downfall of arrogance
Repairs will be necessary too much heavy damage
Counter intelligence spy craft flies past P's the aviators
Recesuitation reincarnation I'm the reanimator
Greater mind power than einstein genius and insanity
We walkin that fine line talk about prime time exposure
Face remains poker overload the road to stardom like exploding supernovas
Maintain composure while there's ability violentory
You hear the voice of a surgeon and wake up in an ambulance
You're out of your element a graveyard of skeletons
Elephants in a caravan cross a mountain like hannibal
Light the fire in wicks make the air thick with cannonballs
Nothing that I can't resolve chemicals meant to dissolve
[Mad Child]
Greed pain and torture lock this in my room
I'm an insane sorceror (you're mad) what I'm sayin shane's forceful
You don't wanna fuck with a vain cain corsal
War mask on a chosen path you don't wanna laugh at this sociopath
Don't try to act hardcore you stay soft a unchained pitbull'll rip your face off
Backpack with an axe and a chainsaw mad child cracked imma grab what I came for
Masked bandit skimmed and branded (gunshots) smoke clears I'm the last man standin
God blessed me with a gift, I'm so grateful bent out of shape but I still stay faithful
Purified poison, strength of gorilla mentally killa meant to be illa
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Blackout Lyrics as written by Kiley Hendriks Cristian Marcelo Bahamonde
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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