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.
Wait for everything evil in you comes out
I'll stain when we'll only motivate sound instead, Sergeant
Make for the table, in hopes that I won't be afraid again
Call when enabled and send the leader out against
I will stage a reenactment in a false pretense
Exist, inflict unworthy unconsciousness
Why debate when the action's suppressed then kill the acquitted?
Listen to the sounds that remain in question in hopes to solidify a truce
Amongst the children and the jury that stands the verdict
Alive here among the dead
Evolve, Monstar
Show me the things I've never wanted done
Evolve, Monstar
Do to me the things I never wanted done
I, I felt much better than this before
If they find out to avoid
Then the accidents kept hidden away
But if they stay
Blood-hungry, cannibalistic, unfit family ties
In a series of knocks to the young girl's head side
Come write me a letter and paste it on my refrigerator door
Inspected inspector, I think we've found something over here
I, I felt much better than this before
If they find out to avoid
Then the accidents kept hidden away
But if they stay
Jesse, just come look at what your brother did
Here, he did away with me
Jesse, just come look at what your brother did
Here, he did away with me
Stay until Wednesday
And write me a childlike letter, pretending
At war here in Thursday
Let's make this our last day at home by the Fence
Would you run? Would you run?
Would you run, down past the Fence?
Would you run? Would you run?
Would you run, down past the Fence? (FBI)
And she screamed, "Claudio, dear Claudio
I wish, God damn it, we'll make it if you believe"
And she screamed, "Claudio, dear Claudio
I wish, God damn it, we'll make it if you believe" (FBI)
And she screamed, "Claudio, dear Claudio
I wish, God damn it, we'll make it if you believe"
And she screamed, "Claudio"
I'll stain when we'll only motivate sound instead, Sergeant
Make for the table, in hopes that I won't be afraid again
Call when enabled and send the leader out against
I will stage a reenactment in a false pretense
Exist, inflict unworthy unconsciousness
Why debate when the action's suppressed then kill the acquitted?
Listen to the sounds that remain in question in hopes to solidify a truce
Amongst the children and the jury that stands the verdict
Alive here among the dead
Evolve, Monstar
Show me the things I've never wanted done
Evolve, Monstar
Do to me the things I never wanted done
I, I felt much better than this before
If they find out to avoid
Then the accidents kept hidden away
But if they stay
Blood-hungry, cannibalistic, unfit family ties
In a series of knocks to the young girl's head side
Come write me a letter and paste it on my refrigerator door
Inspected inspector, I think we've found something over here
I, I felt much better than this before
If they find out to avoid
Then the accidents kept hidden away
But if they stay
Jesse, just come look at what your brother did
Here, he did away with me
Jesse, just come look at what your brother did
Here, he did away with me
Stay until Wednesday
And write me a childlike letter, pretending
At war here in Thursday
Let's make this our last day at home by the Fence
Would you run? Would you run?
Would you run, down past the Fence?
Would you run? Would you run?
Would you run, down past the Fence? (FBI)
And she screamed, "Claudio, dear Claudio
I wish, God damn it, we'll make it if you believe"
And she screamed, "Claudio, dear Claudio
I wish, God damn it, we'll make it if you believe" (FBI)
And she screamed, "Claudio, dear Claudio
I wish, God damn it, we'll make it if you believe"
And she screamed, "Claudio"
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Everything Evil Lyrics as written by Joshua Eppard Claudio Sanchez
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oh by the way, coheed is so amazing. when i saw them live a couple of months ago i even got to talk to claudio for a while while watching another band and a friend of mine got the drummers drumsticks. it was a great show, claudio even played his guitar with his tongue. whee!