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.
yeah I found god
and he was absolutely nothin' like me
he showed me up like some dime store
hooker
who was plain to see
I couldn't take it anymore so I went back
to the sea
'cause' that's where fishes go
when fishes get the sense to flee
where you goin' now?
what's your plan?
yeah I found god
and he was absolutely just like me
he opened my mouth looked down my
throat
told me I was thirsty
he said, I been, I been, I been
been in this water all my life
never took the time to breathe, breathe,
BREATHE!
whatcha doin' in this darkness baby?
when you know that love will set you free
will you stay in the sea forever?
drownin' there for all eternity
whatcha doin' in this darkness baby?
livin' down where the sun don't shine
come on out into the light of love
don't spend another day
livin' in the sea
livin' in the sea, yeah
I couldn't take it anymore
so I went back to the sea
'cause' that's where fishes go
when fishes get the sense to flee
breathe, BREATHE!
whatcha doin' in this darkness baby?
when you know that love will set you free
will you stay in the sea forever?
drownin' there for all eternity
whatcha doin' in this darkness baby?
livin' down where the sun don't shine
come on out into the light of love, child
don't spend another, no no
whatcha doin' in this darkness baby?
come on out into the light of love
come on out into the light of love child
don't spend another day
livin' in the sea, livin' in the sea
Lyrics submitted by Caverna[RR]
Where Fishes Go Lyrics as written by Chad David Taylor Chad Alan Gracey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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this whole CD (the distance to here) rocks. it's so full of something i can't put into words. live is like no other band out there. this song is really cool to, though it took me awhile to understand what it means.
so in this song the sea is a place that represents bad stuff (whatcha doin' in this darkness baby? when you know that love will set you free will you stay in the sea forever?) or darkness as ed likes to refer to it. i'm guessing that you go to the sea (remember darkness) because love/light (that's not in the sea) can be really rough and difficult sometimes. So . . . you go to the sea to breathe. and i think the song is trying to say that while we all get tired and things can get bad (like GOD showing you up like a dime store hooker (he has his reasons, i promis)) it's really better out here in the light of love.
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I can get behind some of what you say!<br /> <br /> I'll expand upon it and add a theme of evolution to the song. We were once simple creatures that dwelt in the darkness of deep water and have evolved to step out onto land and embrace the warmed of the beautiful sun.<br /> <br /> A similar message is to evolve from a creature that dwells in the dark ocean depths of fear and into a being of spirit, breathing the fresh air of love.