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.
landsailor
landsailor, sail on time
rain or shine, I know you can
cloudraker
cloudraker, share your finds
all your wonders at my demand
lightbringer
tamer of night
blossom of hours unleashed
make me a lawbender
all equalized
saved from the chill and heat
your power flows through me transformed
here’s where I was born
landsailor
deepwinter strawberry
endless summer, ever spring
a vast preserve
aisle after aisle in reach
every commoner made a king
earthbreaker
noble and prized
feed me beyond my means
hello worldmaker
never denied
build all my wildest dreams
but there’s a storm outside your door
and I’m a child no more
headless and faceless
tireless and seamless behind these walls
this is my progress
when you don’t notice my lines at all
I split the world open
delve ever deeper in my alchemic arts
I crack the ciphers to free up your mind, your life, your heart
oh landsailor I’m your landsailor
in the bed that we’ve made in the bed that we’ve made
may every nail be shown may every nail be shown
great lifebringer great lifebringer
the price that we pay the price that we pay
time that you made it known time that you made it known
I want to be your bride in full oh be my bride in full
shield my eyes no more shield your eyes no more
oh I am altered now for good altered now for good
shield these eyes no more shield these eyes no more
landsailor, sail on time
rain or shine, I know you can
cloudraker
cloudraker, share your finds
all your wonders at my demand
lightbringer
tamer of night
blossom of hours unleashed
make me a lawbender
all equalized
saved from the chill and heat
your power flows through me transformed
here’s where I was born
landsailor
deepwinter strawberry
endless summer, ever spring
a vast preserve
aisle after aisle in reach
every commoner made a king
earthbreaker
noble and prized
feed me beyond my means
hello worldmaker
never denied
build all my wildest dreams
but there’s a storm outside your door
and I’m a child no more
headless and faceless
tireless and seamless behind these walls
this is my progress
when you don’t notice my lines at all
I split the world open
delve ever deeper in my alchemic arts
I crack the ciphers to free up your mind, your life, your heart
oh landsailor I’m your landsailor
in the bed that we’ve made in the bed that we’ve made
may every nail be shown may every nail be shown
great lifebringer great lifebringer
the price that we pay the price that we pay
time that you made it known time that you made it known
I want to be your bride in full oh be my bride in full
shield my eyes no more shield your eyes no more
oh I am altered now for good altered now for good
shield these eyes no more shield these eyes no more
Lyrics submitted by Katiedid717, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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