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.
When the call is all I feel
And the end it's all I need
I embrace the coming bleed
In the void of disengage
I escape into my grave
Where the dream is all I save
Don't let me violate your time
I will exhaust before you fade away
You fade away into the night
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I await the silent draw
The erase of every wall
I embrace the coming fall
I'm afraid of all I've seen
In the darkness I have been
The eclipse of all I need
Don't let me violate your time
I will exhaust before you fade away
You fade away into the night
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I don't know what it is about the way
The feeling of a different decay
I don't know what it is about the way
The feeling of a different decay
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
And the end it's all I need
I embrace the coming bleed
In the void of disengage
I escape into my grave
Where the dream is all I save
Don't let me violate your time
I will exhaust before you fade away
You fade away into the night
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I await the silent draw
The erase of every wall
I embrace the coming fall
I'm afraid of all I've seen
In the darkness I have been
The eclipse of all I need
Don't let me violate your time
I will exhaust before you fade away
You fade away into the night
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I don't know what it is about the way
The feeling of a different decay
I don't know what it is about the way
The feeling of a different decay
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
I was wrong to bring you here
But I can see
There is a place beyond the light for you and me
Lyrics submitted by Nacil
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