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.
A heart made of stone callous and bone
Fracture and tear it out to let it go
And to think I called it my own
And I would have never though the pain could grow
So I'll break it knowing what you said
The pain is what you make it sadly you are so mistaken
I will take you with a grain and step into the changes
Throw away the empty heart
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
It's harder to know just where to go
If only the stars aligned the sunsets glowed
I don't need a calm in a storm
Or something to scream about with empty lungs
So I'll break it knowing what you said
The pain is what you make it sadly you are so mistaken
I will take you with a grain and step into the changes
Throw away the empty heart
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
Fracture and tear it out to let it go
And to think I called it my own
And I would have never though the pain could grow
So I'll break it knowing what you said
The pain is what you make it sadly you are so mistaken
I will take you with a grain and step into the changes
Throw away the empty heart
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
It's harder to know just where to go
If only the stars aligned the sunsets glowed
I don't need a calm in a storm
Or something to scream about with empty lungs
So I'll break it knowing what you said
The pain is what you make it sadly you are so mistaken
I will take you with a grain and step into the changes
Throw away the empty heart
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
Right now
Never want to leave this place
And right now see it in a different way
So right now even if you take me on
I'll stand, the lonely
Stand, the lonely
Lyrics submitted by zeebe, edited by Mactire, NemesisDM4
Anthem of the Lonely Lyrics as written by Joseph Demaio Armando Sanchez
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing
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