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.
Why Does This Take
All Of My Energy
I Feel Like I'm Killing You
But You're Killing Me
My Last Emotion At Zero
Why This The Happpening
I Don't Know
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
Well I'm Breaking Down
It's Happening Right Here
I Can't Find Myself
Fall
Down
And Ruin Everything
Faulty Distants Wound Reopen
Fortified Then Broken
Story Unfolds Truth Of An Outcast
Lost In A Circle Of Firebombs
Crowded Failed Reaction
Slipped From Lack Of Traction
This Is My Fire
This Is My Flame
Burning Inside Of Me Now
Survival
It Means Everything
When You Are Locked Inside Of Your Cell
Of Insercurity
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
Well I'm Breaking Down
It's Happening Right Here
I Can't Find Myself
Fall
Down
And Ruin Everything
Backtrack
Stunned Inside Emotion
Repaired And Rebroken
Torn At The Seam
Sound Of An Onslaught
Bastard Associate
Distance Only Forging Outwards
Peace Is Not Without War
This Is My Fire
This Is My Pain
Burning Inside Of Me Now
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
They Tell Me Don't Jump In The Water If You
Can't Swim With The Sharks Now
Lost In The Function
Chain Reaction
Feeling Something Fall Backwards All
Breath Inside I
Hopefully Becomes
This Is My Fire
This Is My Pain
Burning Inside Of Me Now
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game (Before It Starts)
You Think That This Is A Game (The Game Is Over)
You Think That This Is A Game (Before It Starts)
You Think That This Is A Game (The Game Is Over)
All Of My Energy
I Feel Like I'm Killing You
But You're Killing Me
My Last Emotion At Zero
Why This The Happpening
I Don't Know
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
Well I'm Breaking Down
It's Happening Right Here
I Can't Find Myself
Fall
Down
And Ruin Everything
Faulty Distants Wound Reopen
Fortified Then Broken
Story Unfolds Truth Of An Outcast
Lost In A Circle Of Firebombs
Crowded Failed Reaction
Slipped From Lack Of Traction
This Is My Fire
This Is My Flame
Burning Inside Of Me Now
Survival
It Means Everything
When You Are Locked Inside Of Your Cell
Of Insercurity
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
Well I'm Breaking Down
It's Happening Right Here
I Can't Find Myself
Fall
Down
And Ruin Everything
Backtrack
Stunned Inside Emotion
Repaired And Rebroken
Torn At The Seam
Sound Of An Onslaught
Bastard Associate
Distance Only Forging Outwards
Peace Is Not Without War
This Is My Fire
This Is My Pain
Burning Inside Of Me Now
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
They Tell Me Don't Jump In The Water If You
Can't Swim With The Sharks Now
Lost In The Function
Chain Reaction
Feeling Something Fall Backwards All
Breath Inside I
Hopefully Becomes
This Is My Fire
This Is My Pain
Burning Inside Of Me Now
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game
You Think That This Is A Game (Before It Starts)
You Think That This Is A Game (The Game Is Over)
You Think That This Is A Game (Before It Starts)
You Think That This Is A Game (The Game Is Over)
Lyrics submitted by HoldURBreath
Game Over Lyrics as written by Kimberly Perry Jenna Andrews
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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