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.
The wall that I have built to keep you out is starting to rust
Because everything around me just reminds me of us
I am an addict for dramatics, black hair and pale skin
Yet I'm still collecting bones, but that's why closets are for skeletons
Undress your body, hold it over my head
Because you know that if you knock then I will always let you in
I've been numb for so long that I forgot how to feel
So I don't care if it will break my heart, just fuck me 'til we disappear
You never said you'd hurt me
Now this is all that we have left
You were supposed save me from myself
The wall that I have to keep you out has has crumbled to dust
And I hope that every thing you see reminds you of us
I've been gone for so long that I forgot what is real
So I don't care if I will miss you, please just fuck me till disappear
You never said you'd hurt me
Now this is all that we have left
You were supposed save me from myself
You said you'd never love me
But look how hard someone can fall
I was supposed to save you from yourself
Now the sky is on fire and we lie wide awake
There is no other way than to make this mistake
We can't control who we hurt, so we fuck the pain away
So put all your pride, all your guilt into me
And suck the breath from my lungs, I'll swallow your hate
We can't control how we hurt so we fuck the pain away
Because everything around me just reminds me of us
I am an addict for dramatics, black hair and pale skin
Yet I'm still collecting bones, but that's why closets are for skeletons
Undress your body, hold it over my head
Because you know that if you knock then I will always let you in
I've been numb for so long that I forgot how to feel
So I don't care if it will break my heart, just fuck me 'til we disappear
You never said you'd hurt me
Now this is all that we have left
You were supposed save me from myself
The wall that I have to keep you out has has crumbled to dust
And I hope that every thing you see reminds you of us
I've been gone for so long that I forgot what is real
So I don't care if I will miss you, please just fuck me till disappear
You never said you'd hurt me
Now this is all that we have left
You were supposed save me from myself
You said you'd never love me
But look how hard someone can fall
I was supposed to save you from yourself
Now the sky is on fire and we lie wide awake
There is no other way than to make this mistake
We can't control who we hurt, so we fuck the pain away
So put all your pride, all your guilt into me
And suck the breath from my lungs, I'll swallow your hate
We can't control how we hurt so we fuck the pain away
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my whole interpretation is that in the case, Chris is/was with somebody whom he fully submitted himself to physically and emotionally. he gave everything he could but it wasn't acknowledged or appreciated, but yet again all he knew was that person because that's what he dedicated himself and all his thoughts/emotions to. something might have happened that proved her unloyalty, or how he was putting in more than her etc. he know's he's been misused but also knows that there's no way he could let go of her. u do think the 'undress your body' etc IS in a literal sense because she just has sex with him whereas he feels more. this scenario is justified from contemptress - "I can't stop crawling to your doorstep every time you beckon". "fuck the pain away" they literally are fucking the pain away. they have sex but that's all that is between them now since the relationship is ruined. he's holding on to her by the physical relationship but is completely aware that it's unhealthy. he hates her and the situation but knows that he somehow, for whatever reason still loves her. the sex aspect is in a way his release of emotions. "put all of your pride all your guilt into me" everything they do wrong or all their awful feelings go into that """passionate""" moment that they just keep waiting and moping around for. they're numb to what's going on, because he knows all he wants is her and that's the only and easiest way he can get her. in a way, their sex is the only stable thing about them and they have comfort in it because he loves her lingrence, but they lowkey hate eachother. and it's really sad. this is the only song that makes me cry every single time I hear it.