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.
So now we talk about destruction
'bout the way that we might go
I've seen the headlines in the papers,
The truth is more thatn we should know.
Somebody waek me from this nightmare,
Is this a TV horror show?
We can run and we can walk
We can sit and we can talk.
But we won't stop the war - oh no!
Silent whispers in the ice-machine today
Calling for my brain in silent ways,
No more changes in this world in which we live in
And I don't know who the guy is
Who's talking with the friendly grin.
I never heard of any bargain
I don't know what's goin' on
It doesn't matter anyway
We won't stop the war - oh no!
Somewhere - I might go insane
Somehow - I might lose my brain
Somehow - I might even care
And somehow - I never ever will accept the way
That things are going
We can rund and we can walk
We can sit and ewe can talk
'bout the way that we might go
I've seen the headlines in the papers,
The truth is more thatn we should know.
Somebody waek me from this nightmare,
Is this a TV horror show?
We can run and we can walk
We can sit and we can talk.
But we won't stop the war - oh no!
Silent whispers in the ice-machine today
Calling for my brain in silent ways,
No more changes in this world in which we live in
And I don't know who the guy is
Who's talking with the friendly grin.
I never heard of any bargain
I don't know what's goin' on
It doesn't matter anyway
We won't stop the war - oh no!
Somewhere - I might go insane
Somehow - I might lose my brain
Somehow - I might even care
And somehow - I never ever will accept the way
That things are going
We can rund and we can walk
We can sit and ewe can talk
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@metal10758 Why would they need to be either? I don't think they're a partisan group. Their songs are written by various different members of the group who have different opinions. For example: Real World and Send Me a Sign, both fantastic songs, have very different perspectives on theology. <br /> <br /> Beside, left/right is a false dichotomy. The political spectrum is far more diverse and complex than that, and it doesn't help anyone to organise everyone into two tribes.