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.
She caught the melting sky
It burned but still the winter passes by and by
To the other side
The Timeless Parade Of The Winds
Horses Of Grace Given Again And Again
Children Of Generations Cursed And Torn Of Sin
Are we saved by the words of bastard saints
Do we live in fear or faith
Tell me now who's behind the rain
A maze of tangled grace
The symptoms of "for real" are crumbling from embrace
But still we chase the shadows of belief
And new religion clouds our visions of the roots of our souls
Are we ashamed of our own fate
Or play the fool for our own sake
Tell me who's behind the rain
What do we need where do we go
When we get where we don't know
Why should we doubt the virgin white of fallen snow
When faith's our shelter from the cold
Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you
Quicksand Jesus I need you
Quicksand Jesus I believe you
Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away
It burned but still the winter passes by and by
To the other side
The Timeless Parade Of The Winds
Horses Of Grace Given Again And Again
Children Of Generations Cursed And Torn Of Sin
Are we saved by the words of bastard saints
Do we live in fear or faith
Tell me now who's behind the rain
A maze of tangled grace
The symptoms of "for real" are crumbling from embrace
But still we chase the shadows of belief
And new religion clouds our visions of the roots of our souls
Are we ashamed of our own fate
Or play the fool for our own sake
Tell me who's behind the rain
What do we need where do we go
When we get where we don't know
Why should we doubt the virgin white of fallen snow
When faith's our shelter from the cold
Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away without you
Quicksand Jesus I need you
Quicksand Jesus I believe you
Quicksand Jesus I'm so far away
Lyrics submitted by thekronic420, edited by AJasperStone
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To even complicate the meaning of the song, Skid Row made a music video for this song which explains the verses of the song but not the phrase "Quicksand Jesus"
n the video, there was a child who had a seed on her hand and planted it. The girl also found a rosary. The seed grew as a strong and beautiful tree, and the child grew and turns out to be an old grand mother.
As the video near its ending, the grand mother handed over the rosary to a girl(presumably her grand daughter) beside the tree.
In my interpretation, the video completely explains the verses of the song. It's about handing down faith to the next generation. It's about sticking to the true religion that was your parent or grand parents have taught to you. The rosary in the video represents the faith. Not necessary the faith as Roman Catholic but the faith to a true religion and faith to God.
"What do we need where do we go when we get where we don't know Why should we doubt the virgin white of fallen snow When faith's our shelter from the cold"
@Skidem I've wondered the same thing you have about the title of the song. The confusion I had came from trying to understand that quicksand was some kind of title of Jesus. However, once I added a comma, it all came into focus for me. So, the phrase is "Quicksand, Jesus!" I take it to mean the author is stuck and sinking in quicksand, and crying out to Jesus for help.