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.
Haile Selassie is the chapel
Power of the trinity
Build your mind in this direction
Serve the living God and live
Take your troubles to Selassie
He is the only King of Kings
Conquering lion of Judah
Triumphantly we all must sing, yeah
Well, I search and I search
oh book of man
In revelation,
look what I find
Haile Selassie is the chapel
And the world should know
That man is the angel
and love our God, the King of Kings
let me tell ya
I and I search, I and I search
in this great book of life
in the revelation see what I found
Haile Selassie is the chapel
He is the only King of Kings
Conquering lion of Judah
Triumphantly we all must sing and sing and sing
Well, I've searched and I've searched
this great book of life
In the revelation,
look what I found
Haile Selassie is the chapel
Power of the trinity
Build your mind in this direction
Serve the living God and live
Conquering lion of Judah
Triumphantly we all must sing and sing and sing
check it out
lion of Judah, Judah, Judah yeah
we all must sing
Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah
eh we all must sing
Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah
well we all must sing
Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah
yes we all must sing
Power of the trinity
Build your mind in this direction
Serve the living God and live
Take your troubles to Selassie
He is the only King of Kings
Conquering lion of Judah
Triumphantly we all must sing, yeah
Well, I search and I search
oh book of man
In revelation,
look what I find
Haile Selassie is the chapel
And the world should know
That man is the angel
and love our God, the King of Kings
let me tell ya
I and I search, I and I search
in this great book of life
in the revelation see what I found
Haile Selassie is the chapel
He is the only King of Kings
Conquering lion of Judah
Triumphantly we all must sing and sing and sing
Well, I've searched and I've searched
this great book of life
In the revelation,
look what I found
Haile Selassie is the chapel
Power of the trinity
Build your mind in this direction
Serve the living God and live
Conquering lion of Judah
Triumphantly we all must sing and sing and sing
check it out
lion of Judah, Judah, Judah yeah
we all must sing
Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah
eh we all must sing
Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah
well we all must sing
Conquering lion of Judah, Judah, Judah
yes we all must sing
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Selassie Is the Chapel Lyrics as written by Mortimer Planno Bob Marley
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