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.
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life into you
One by one your pale fingers
Started to move
And I touched your face
And all death was erased
And you smiled like an angel
Falling from heaven
Just to be lift up again
And you kissed my lips
And with those once cold fingertips
You brought me back to life
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
And never wake up again
We're so Christlike
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so alive
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
In the grace
Of our love
We writhe in pain
And death is not far away
And soon we'll sleep
And never wake up again
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life
Into you
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
We're Christlike
So lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so lifelike
So Christlike
A Vampire Christ
Could breathe my life into you
One by one your pale fingers
Started to move
And I touched your face
And all death was erased
And you smiled like an angel
Falling from heaven
Just to be lift up again
And you kissed my lips
And with those once cold fingertips
You brought me back to life
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
And never wake up again
We're so Christlike
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so alive
We're so lifelike
Vampire Christ
In the grace
Of our love
We writhe in pain
And death is not far away
And soon we'll sleep
And never wake up again
There was a time when I
Could breathe my life
Into you
And all things come to an end
We don't have to pretend
Slowly we fall asleep
We're Christlike
So lifelike
Vampire Christ
We're so lifelike
So Christlike
A Vampire Christ
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