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.
Awoke when the light
Hit me right in the temple
Felt something cold
Touch my toes as it passed
Might not be the face you'd expect
But he's clearly insane
Got me pegged in the back
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
Point the gun at the eyes
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
Bit of luck, get 'em up
Made a run for our lives
Take out the knees, had to choose, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
Eyes huge, so little left, if something
Cracks and clues, he's crazy as a straw
Why, denied, does no one care or nothing?
How, you ask, I ever last so long?
'Cause I, I went blind, a blinding riot
He's regretting every word
Those empty lies
One more tonight, a blinding riot
As I summon every nerve
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
Point the gun at the eyes
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
A bit of luck, get 'em up
Made a run for our lives
Take out the knees, had to choose, had to find
Gonna take out the gunman
Gonna take out the gunman
Gonna take out the gunman
I'm gonna take out
I'm gonna take out
I'm gonna take out
I'm gonna take out
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
Point the gun at the eyes
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
Bit of luck, get 'em up
Made the run for our lives
I'm so amazed at the way we televise
Gonna take out the gunman
Gonna take out the gunman
I'm gonna take out the gunman
I'm gonna take out the gunman
Hit me right in the temple
Felt something cold
Touch my toes as it passed
Might not be the face you'd expect
But he's clearly insane
Got me pegged in the back
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
Point the gun at the eyes
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
Bit of luck, get 'em up
Made a run for our lives
Take out the knees, had to choose, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
Eyes huge, so little left, if something
Cracks and clues, he's crazy as a straw
Why, denied, does no one care or nothing?
How, you ask, I ever last so long?
'Cause I, I went blind, a blinding riot
He's regretting every word
Those empty lies
One more tonight, a blinding riot
As I summon every nerve
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
Point the gun at the eyes
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
A bit of luck, get 'em up
Made a run for our lives
Take out the knees, had to choose, had to find
Gonna take out the gunman
Gonna take out the gunman
Gonna take out the gunman
I'm gonna take out
I'm gonna take out
I'm gonna take out
I'm gonna take out
Just need a bit of luck, get 'em up
Point the gun at the eyes
Or at the knees, had to shoot, had to fight
Gonna take out the gunman
Bit of luck, get 'em up
Made the run for our lives
I'm so amazed at the way we televise
Gonna take out the gunman
Gonna take out the gunman
I'm gonna take out the gunman
I'm gonna take out the gunman
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"Awoke when the light Hit me right in the temple Felt something cold Touch my toes as it passed"
Makes me feel like the singer was killed at the start. "Awoke when the light hit me right in the temple" woke up then was shot in the head. "Felt something cold touch my toes as it passed". Could be a reference to dying, soul leaving the body, ect.