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.
Liturgies and prophecies
They mean nothing to me
I believe in substance
Not the pattern that you see
Life burns me alive
Life burns me alive
Straws you grip so tightly
Now becoming your own noose
Story collapsing, ask yourself
Can you hang from your own truth
Life burns me alive
Life burns me alive
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
(Of any god or man)
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
Mindlessly crawling
You're choked by a leash
Seeking redemption
You practice and preach
Cognitive failure
Your sickness reveals
The horror and panic
Exposing what's real
Life burns me alive
Life burns me alive
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
(Of any god or man)
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
They mean nothing to me
I believe in substance
Not the pattern that you see
Life burns me alive
Life burns me alive
Straws you grip so tightly
Now becoming your own noose
Story collapsing, ask yourself
Can you hang from your own truth
Life burns me alive
Life burns me alive
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
(Of any god or man)
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
Mindlessly crawling
You're choked by a leash
Seeking redemption
You practice and preach
Cognitive failure
Your sickness reveals
The horror and panic
Exposing what's real
Life burns me alive
Life burns me alive
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
Sever the hand
Of any god or man
(Of any god or man)
Sever the hand
To free yourself again, free yourself again
Lyrics submitted by Santiago248
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