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.
In a place they say is dead
In the lake that's like an ocean
I count about a billion head
All the time, there's a motion
Palace of the brine
Palace of the brine
I saw the cloning
Of the famous family
I hear the droning
In the shrine of the sea monkey
Palace of the brine
Palace of the brine
Beneath reflections in the fountain
The starry sky in Utah mountains
They are swimming happily
Can't you see?
A life that's so sublime
Palace of the brine
In the lake that's like an ocean
I count about a billion head
All the time, there's a motion
Palace of the brine
Palace of the brine
I saw the cloning
Of the famous family
I hear the droning
In the shrine of the sea monkey
Palace of the brine
Palace of the brine
Beneath reflections in the fountain
The starry sky in Utah mountains
They are swimming happily
Can't you see?
A life that's so sublime
Palace of the brine
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