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.
It's like an intuition or a feeling in the air
An intangible impression that's always everywhere
You bit into the apple, laid down your sword an shield
(Untie, a little bit dies, a little each time, the medicine smile)
Then spun 'round like a gyre in the unified field
(Inside, your elegant guide, an arrow in flight a million miles)
Oh, I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
It's an open invitation, come see the sights of sages
We've been a pride of lions so afraid to leave our cages
Don't fret over the pieces that smolder in the sun
(Untie, a little bit dies, a little each time, the medicine smile)
'Cause nothing can be broken when everything is one
(Inside, your elegant guide, an arrow in flight a million miles)
I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
You bit into the apple, laid down your sword an shield
(Untie, a little bit dies, a little each time, the medicine smile)
Then spun 'round like a gyre in the unified field
(Inside, your elegant guide, an arrow in flight a million miles)
Oh, I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there?
An intangible impression that's always everywhere
You bit into the apple, laid down your sword an shield
(Untie, a little bit dies, a little each time, the medicine smile)
Then spun 'round like a gyre in the unified field
(Inside, your elegant guide, an arrow in flight a million miles)
Oh, I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
It's an open invitation, come see the sights of sages
We've been a pride of lions so afraid to leave our cages
Don't fret over the pieces that smolder in the sun
(Untie, a little bit dies, a little each time, the medicine smile)
'Cause nothing can be broken when everything is one
(Inside, your elegant guide, an arrow in flight a million miles)
I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
You bit into the apple, laid down your sword an shield
(Untie, a little bit dies, a little each time, the medicine smile)
Then spun 'round like a gyre in the unified field
(Inside, your elegant guide, an arrow in flight a million miles)
Oh, I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there, or not
I remember feeling the opposite of falling
(Into that spot where we untie every knot)
Spinning past the ceiling, absolution calling
Are you there?
Lyrics submitted by millerbryan10
Absolution Calling Lyrics as written by Brandon Boyd Benjamin Lee Kenney
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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