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.
Ligg ég eftir langa drauma,
Liggur stirður, hugur sljór.
Hatrið finn ég kröftugt krauma,
Kreistir hefnd ef fyrrum sór.
Heiðin býr að hættum blindum,
Horfi ég mót svörtum tindum,
Hel býr þar í mörgum myndum:
Myrkur, kuldi ís og snjór.
Heljarsál af himnum steyptist,
Hafði af mér bú og menn.
Hatrið inn í hugann geyptist,
Heldur mér á lífi enn.
Fleyjum þínum feigðin grandi,
Finn ég þig á sjó og landi.
Kem ég til þín forni fjandi,
Fundir okkar nálgast senn.
Morgunsól á miðri heiði,
Minningarnar sækja á.
Mikil er og römm sú reiði,
Rífur sárin hatrið þá.
Eitt sinn átti fljóð að finna
Sem fallig gætti barna minna,
En núna hef ég verk að vinna:
Vega blóðga, stinga' og flá.
Höldum nú á feigðarinnar fund,
Þetta ferðalag mun telja okkar daga.
Vaskir menn á vígamóðri stund
Og Valhöll bíður okkar.
Höldum nú á feigðarinnar fund,
Þetta ferðalag er köllun vor og saga.
Vaskir menn á vígamóðri stund
Og Valhöll bíður okkar allra þá.
Liggur stirður, hugur sljór.
Hatrið finn ég kröftugt krauma,
Kreistir hefnd ef fyrrum sór.
Heiðin býr að hættum blindum,
Horfi ég mót svörtum tindum,
Hel býr þar í mörgum myndum:
Myrkur, kuldi ís og snjór.
Heljarsál af himnum steyptist,
Hafði af mér bú og menn.
Hatrið inn í hugann geyptist,
Heldur mér á lífi enn.
Fleyjum þínum feigðin grandi,
Finn ég þig á sjó og landi.
Kem ég til þín forni fjandi,
Fundir okkar nálgast senn.
Morgunsól á miðri heiði,
Minningarnar sækja á.
Mikil er og römm sú reiði,
Rífur sárin hatrið þá.
Eitt sinn átti fljóð að finna
Sem fallig gætti barna minna,
En núna hef ég verk að vinna:
Vega blóðga, stinga' og flá.
Höldum nú á feigðarinnar fund,
Þetta ferðalag mun telja okkar daga.
Vaskir menn á vígamóðri stund
Og Valhöll bíður okkar.
Höldum nú á feigðarinnar fund,
Þetta ferðalag er köllun vor og saga.
Vaskir menn á vígamóðri stund
Og Valhöll bíður okkar allra þá.
Lyrics submitted by halsen1523
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