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.
Nothing suffocates you more than
The passing of everyday human events
And isolation is the oxygen mask
You make your children breathe in to survive
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
And when we were good
You just closed your eyes
So when we are bad
We'll scar your minds
Fight, fight, fight, fight
Fight, fight, fight, fight
You'll never grow up to be a big rockstar
Celebrated victim of your fame
Just cut our wrists like cheap coupons
And say that death was on sale today
And when we were good
You just closed your eyes
So when we are bad
We'll scar your minds
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
The death of one is a tragedy
The death of one is a tragedy
The death of one is a tragedy
The death of millions is just a statistic
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
Fight, fight, fight, fight
Fight, fight, fight, fight
The passing of everyday human events
And isolation is the oxygen mask
You make your children breathe in to survive
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
And when we were good
You just closed your eyes
So when we are bad
We'll scar your minds
Fight, fight, fight, fight
Fight, fight, fight, fight
You'll never grow up to be a big rockstar
Celebrated victim of your fame
Just cut our wrists like cheap coupons
And say that death was on sale today
And when we were good
You just closed your eyes
So when we are bad
We'll scar your minds
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
The death of one is a tragedy
The death of one is a tragedy
The death of one is a tragedy
The death of millions is just a statistic
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
But I'm not a slave
To a god that doesn't exist
And I'm not a slave
To a world that doesn't give a shit
Fight, fight, fight, fight
Fight, fight, fight, fight
Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by Shadowbrook
The Fight Song Lyrics as written by John Lowery Brian Warner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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