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 shackles of a lifetime
Are bound to be broken
My fate will be sinking
To a world beneath
Dedicating my hopes and fears
To the world below
It will swallow all my visions
And turn them into gold
I wanna pierce the surface of dreams
I wanna go where there is no need
To accommodate my beliefs
And preserve the disease
There will be no one to tell you why
Why we need to pursue our dreams
A gift of resemblance
Without the greed
A new constitution
It will bring us apart
Then build it all up
To challenge our fearful waters
I can sense what it's like
And what if it might
Be the key to a new conclusion
Stay aware of all that you bare
Far below the sun
(I'll take you there)
It won't ever cease, it numbs the feel
So unlock the damage done
(I'll take you there)
The feelings you carry won't ever die
They're one with eternity
The tears you've shed
The words you said
Are all a part of a constant realm
Withering emotions
Turn into mindful dust
The reality you've known
Has always fed your trust
There will be on one to tell you why
Why we need to pursue our dreams
A gift of resemblance
Without the greed
A new constitution
Believe me,
There will be something else
That drains you
From unwelcomed distress
So bring it to a whole new dimension
Captured in the deep
It will bring us apart
Then build it all up
To challenge our fearful waters
Can sense what it's like
And what if it might
Be the key to a new conclusion
Stay aware of all that you bare
Far below the sun
(I'll take you there)
It won't ever cease. It numbs the feel
So unlock the damage done
Stay aware of all that you bare
Far below the sun
(I'll take you there)
It won't ever cease, it numbs the feel
So unlock the damage done
(I'll take you there)
Are bound to be broken
My fate will be sinking
To a world beneath
Dedicating my hopes and fears
To the world below
It will swallow all my visions
And turn them into gold
I wanna pierce the surface of dreams
I wanna go where there is no need
To accommodate my beliefs
And preserve the disease
There will be no one to tell you why
Why we need to pursue our dreams
A gift of resemblance
Without the greed
A new constitution
It will bring us apart
Then build it all up
To challenge our fearful waters
I can sense what it's like
And what if it might
Be the key to a new conclusion
Stay aware of all that you bare
Far below the sun
(I'll take you there)
It won't ever cease, it numbs the feel
So unlock the damage done
(I'll take you there)
The feelings you carry won't ever die
They're one with eternity
The tears you've shed
The words you said
Are all a part of a constant realm
Withering emotions
Turn into mindful dust
The reality you've known
Has always fed your trust
There will be on one to tell you why
Why we need to pursue our dreams
A gift of resemblance
Without the greed
A new constitution
Believe me,
There will be something else
That drains you
From unwelcomed distress
So bring it to a whole new dimension
Captured in the deep
It will bring us apart
Then build it all up
To challenge our fearful waters
Can sense what it's like
And what if it might
Be the key to a new conclusion
Stay aware of all that you bare
Far below the sun
(I'll take you there)
It won't ever cease. It numbs the feel
So unlock the damage done
Stay aware of all that you bare
Far below the sun
(I'll take you there)
It won't ever cease, it numbs the feel
So unlock the damage done
(I'll take you there)
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