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.
By brett detar
addicted to razors. lashes to saviors. glued to the monitor. trained behavior. reduced to a number. mechanic enslavement. a virtual prison. selected detainment.
a gradual nightmare. suicidal impulse. a cycle of habit. undeniable loss. breathing by wire. a network of heroes. processing data as ones and zeros. Carry me through the wires. Bury me in the screen. Shift me into this fixation. Cling to the machine. This is now your world, and you barely made it. Did you think that it would cradle you until you were asleep forever? Did you? Carry me through the wires. Bury me in the screen. Shift me into this fixation. Cling to the machine. This is now your world, and you barely made it. Did you think that it would cradle you until you were asleep forever? Did you?
addicted to razors. lashes to saviors. glued to the monitor. trained behavior. reduced to a number. mechanic enslavement. a virtual prison. selected detainment.
a gradual nightmare. suicidal impulse. a cycle of habit. undeniable loss. breathing by wire. a network of heroes. processing data as ones and zeros. Carry me through the wires. Bury me in the screen. Shift me into this fixation. Cling to the machine. This is now your world, and you barely made it. Did you think that it would cradle you until you were asleep forever? Did you? Carry me through the wires. Bury me in the screen. Shift me into this fixation. Cling to the machine. This is now your world, and you barely made it. Did you think that it would cradle you until you were asleep forever? Did you?
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