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.
We’re tempting this chaos just to find the beauty that’s within the whirlwinds of our minds.
That spins with panic just until we find, just how, to find the peace inside.
Our panic is lusted into a feast, the scent is fear, we’re overwhelmed by taste.
The beauty is in the sun but the beast is in its rise, so I put my hands over the lids of my eyes.
In one single breath, shallow in its depth, I am the prey.
Our panic is lusted into a feast, the scent is fear, we’re overwhelmed by taste.
I’m stuck in the caves with nothing but faint memories of light.
I’m stuck in the caves with nothing but faint memories of light.
Let the waves overwhelm...
Let the waves overwhelm...
Let the waves overwhelm...
Let the waves overwhelm you.
I’m falling apart, I'm falling to pieces.
I’ve realized that we need to suffer, I’ve realized we need to let it feast, just to find salvation in our beautiful defeat.
That spins with panic just until we find, just how, to find the peace inside.
Our panic is lusted into a feast, the scent is fear, we’re overwhelmed by taste.
The beauty is in the sun but the beast is in its rise, so I put my hands over the lids of my eyes.
In one single breath, shallow in its depth, I am the prey.
Our panic is lusted into a feast, the scent is fear, we’re overwhelmed by taste.
I’m stuck in the caves with nothing but faint memories of light.
I’m stuck in the caves with nothing but faint memories of light.
Let the waves overwhelm...
Let the waves overwhelm...
Let the waves overwhelm...
Let the waves overwhelm you.
I’m falling apart, I'm falling to pieces.
I’ve realized that we need to suffer, I’ve realized we need to let it feast, just to find salvation in our beautiful defeat.
Lyrics submitted by TheLoveAlchemist
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