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.
Welcome to the revolution, the new rock revolution
I am right and you are wrong
Every dynasty will fall, a great big fall
Let's tear the wall brick by brick by brick
Let's drop a wrench in the system
You taught us how to dream
You taught us how to love
You taught us how to cry
But that don't mean a thing? It's all been done before
Welcome to the revolution, the new rock revolution
It's all been done before
Welcome to the revolution, the new rock revolution
It's the new rock revolution
It's the new rock revolution
We are rebels with no yell
We are idols in our prime of nothingness
Let's do it for the right reasons, except the right ones
Let's do it for a cause
You taught us how to dance
You taught us how to listen
You taught us how to rock
But that don't mean a thing?
There's this girl, she lives in her made world
She says, it's all been done, she says, it's all been done
I just might, lay with her for a while
She says, it's all been done, she says, it's all been
She says, it's all been done for days and years to come
I am right and you are wrong
Every dynasty will fall, a great big fall
Let's tear the wall brick by brick by brick
Let's drop a wrench in the system
You taught us how to dream
You taught us how to love
You taught us how to cry
But that don't mean a thing? It's all been done before
Welcome to the revolution, the new rock revolution
It's all been done before
Welcome to the revolution, the new rock revolution
It's the new rock revolution
It's the new rock revolution
We are rebels with no yell
We are idols in our prime of nothingness
Let's do it for the right reasons, except the right ones
Let's do it for a cause
You taught us how to dance
You taught us how to listen
You taught us how to rock
But that don't mean a thing?
There's this girl, she lives in her made world
She says, it's all been done, she says, it's all been done
I just might, lay with her for a while
She says, it's all been done, she says, it's all been
She says, it's all been done for days and years to come
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