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 naked eye conspires with fear
To form an idea
So destructive and insincere
Reared in the mind
But outside you'll find
That nature does not align
You see,
There's more variation, more variation, there's more within populations
Variation, more variation than between populations
Ah for too many years
A myth perseveres
The scars and the souvenirs
Defined by your skin
Forget we share kin
We're torn apart
It feels as though we're sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
You see,
There's more variation, more variation, there's more within populations
Variation, more variation than between populations
Look back to the past
We hail from one caste
This division will not last
Defined by your skin
Forget we share kin
We're torn apart
It feels as though we're sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
To form an idea
So destructive and insincere
Reared in the mind
But outside you'll find
That nature does not align
You see,
There's more variation, more variation, there's more within populations
Variation, more variation than between populations
Ah for too many years
A myth perseveres
The scars and the souvenirs
Defined by your skin
Forget we share kin
We're torn apart
It feels as though we're sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
You see,
There's more variation, more variation, there's more within populations
Variation, more variation than between populations
Look back to the past
We hail from one caste
This division will not last
Defined by your skin
Forget we share kin
We're torn apart
It feels as though we're sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Sinking
I don't know how we'll get to shore again
Sinking, we'll surface through the waves
Lyrics submitted by JulianKl, edited by SaiphCharon
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