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 place for the newly weds and nearly deads
I'm counting the stones I hope you know I love you.
Got a lot of friends 6 feet under us.
Counting down the days till we join the party.
Thoughts of your nightmare projected through mine...
Hatred is something that we're brought up to see.
Now everybody's looking at me
I hope they know...
They won't get their satisfaction.
Hated is something that we're brought up to be
Now everybody's looking at me.
I hope they know...
That they won't get their satisfaction.
Breathing in these lies is no surprise
These evil things are all we know
Lets take these lives where we want to go
The future is our prize, when the stars align
In the end it's me and you
almost there gotta see this through.
Ghouls and ghosts will haunt my soul but they will never take me.
Before I go, I want to show that we can make a difference.
Hatred is something that we're brought up to see.
Now everybody's looking at me
I hope they know...
They won't get their satisfaction.
Hated is something that we're brought up to be
Now everybody's looking at me.
I hope they know...
That they won't get their satisfaction.
satisfaction ............
We've got some dumb perceptions.
But I've got the death connection...
All the hate that you have...
Just throw it away
Life is meant for more,
But we're too distracted..
Too caught up in the anger and judgment..
Caught up in the web of lies
I've heard these things keep our blood boiling,
Keeps us alive, and moving forward...
Well FUCK THAT!
If that's the case I was born a dead man.
And I'm forever a ghost.
Hatred is something that we're brought up to see.
Now everybody's looking at me
I hope they know...
They won't get their satisfaction.
Hated is something that we're brought up to be
Now everybody's looking at me.
I hope they know...
That they won't get their satisfaction.
they won't get their satisfaction.
I'm counting the stones I hope you know I love you.
Got a lot of friends 6 feet under us.
Counting down the days till we join the party.
Thoughts of your nightmare projected through mine...
Hatred is something that we're brought up to see.
Now everybody's looking at me
I hope they know...
They won't get their satisfaction.
Hated is something that we're brought up to be
Now everybody's looking at me.
I hope they know...
That they won't get their satisfaction.
Breathing in these lies is no surprise
These evil things are all we know
Lets take these lives where we want to go
The future is our prize, when the stars align
In the end it's me and you
almost there gotta see this through.
Ghouls and ghosts will haunt my soul but they will never take me.
Before I go, I want to show that we can make a difference.
Hatred is something that we're brought up to see.
Now everybody's looking at me
I hope they know...
They won't get their satisfaction.
Hated is something that we're brought up to be
Now everybody's looking at me.
I hope they know...
That they won't get their satisfaction.
satisfaction ............
We've got some dumb perceptions.
But I've got the death connection...
All the hate that you have...
Just throw it away
Life is meant for more,
But we're too distracted..
Too caught up in the anger and judgment..
Caught up in the web of lies
I've heard these things keep our blood boiling,
Keeps us alive, and moving forward...
Well FUCK THAT!
If that's the case I was born a dead man.
And I'm forever a ghost.
Hatred is something that we're brought up to see.
Now everybody's looking at me
I hope they know...
They won't get their satisfaction.
Hated is something that we're brought up to be
Now everybody's looking at me.
I hope they know...
That they won't get their satisfaction.
they won't get their satisfaction.
Lyrics submitted by xL4n1x
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