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.
I felt the break and roll of the nexus on a day when the whole world
Elected
To sell us out
There are the hands that grab my attention
When all is what I'm giving they slow me down
Slower
Then southern muddy rivers
When you think there's salvation when you don't want
To leave your room eyes with eyes open undreaming
When it's summertime in the void
When it's summertime in the void the sun is upside down
And facing the other way until days end with a skitzophrenic everjoy
And a sense of doubt you wait automatic and afraid
On ran the train through my solar plexis on the day I made good connection
With love out loud, home, hate and sound
And who wrote the words to my death sentence when life is what I'm living
And leaving now while I trip till time is over
When it's summertime in the void and the stars yell out your name all together
And insane 'cause they're broken words they are a noise there's
No answer for you wait automatic and afraid
Elected
To sell us out
There are the hands that grab my attention
When all is what I'm giving they slow me down
Slower
Then southern muddy rivers
When you think there's salvation when you don't want
To leave your room eyes with eyes open undreaming
When it's summertime in the void
When it's summertime in the void the sun is upside down
And facing the other way until days end with a skitzophrenic everjoy
And a sense of doubt you wait automatic and afraid
On ran the train through my solar plexis on the day I made good connection
With love out loud, home, hate and sound
And who wrote the words to my death sentence when life is what I'm living
And leaving now while I trip till time is over
When it's summertime in the void and the stars yell out your name all together
And insane 'cause they're broken words they are a noise there's
No answer for you wait automatic and afraid
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