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.
Free thought is a lie
And our leaders have failed us
Our freedoms will die
With the kings who betray us
Fabricated wars
Gather the soldiers and grind their bones
Coffins collected in shipping containers
Sent back to their loved ones at home
Fabricated fear
Keep the countries sedated
The end times are near
In the hell we've created
From the parliaments to the tv screen
Waves of misinformation
Flood the gears
Of the corrupted media machine
Free thought is a lie
And our leaders have failed us
Our freedoms will die
With the kings who betray us
Murder the kings
Bloodletting
Violent reckoning
The blind lead the blind
Authors of the false testaments
Imprisoning minds
The apostles of pestilence
From the parliaments to the tv screen
Waves of misinformation
Flood the gates
Of the corrupted media machine
Free thought is a lie
And our leaders have failed us
Our freedoms will die
With the kings who betray us
Violent reckoning
Murder the kings
Violent reckoning
Our leaders have failed us
And our leaders have failed us
Our freedoms will die
With the kings who betray us
Fabricated wars
Gather the soldiers and grind their bones
Coffins collected in shipping containers
Sent back to their loved ones at home
Fabricated fear
Keep the countries sedated
The end times are near
In the hell we've created
From the parliaments to the tv screen
Waves of misinformation
Flood the gears
Of the corrupted media machine
Free thought is a lie
And our leaders have failed us
Our freedoms will die
With the kings who betray us
Murder the kings
Bloodletting
Violent reckoning
The blind lead the blind
Authors of the false testaments
Imprisoning minds
The apostles of pestilence
From the parliaments to the tv screen
Waves of misinformation
Flood the gates
Of the corrupted media machine
Free thought is a lie
And our leaders have failed us
Our freedoms will die
With the kings who betray us
Violent reckoning
Murder the kings
Violent reckoning
Our leaders have failed us
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