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.
She was no longer precious to me
I guess my hate grew much stronger than my love for her ever did
(I was) so tired of chasing that person who made me feel loved
And as we were embracing I cut and spilt the dearest blood
I'm praying for her soul as this blood on my hands stains me whole
You were my life, from you I fed of
And now parted by knife, the suicide of our love
So callous and frigid was that stillborn soul
Yet no other half could ever make me whole
You promised "'til death do us part" and then you made a stone of my heart
And with the last rays of the setting sun the loveless pulse fades away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
Gone are the times when I felt alive
Gone are those nights with you by my side
And now here I stand as the shadows grow deep
With the death on my hand at your grave I weep
We were one yet not the same
Once passion abundant, now pain
And with the last rays of the setting sun the loveless pulse fades away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
Love laved with stillness like the grave in my heart
And all the reasons huddled in your seeping blood
And with the last rays of the setting sun the loveless pulse fades away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
And with the last rays of the setting sun she bled her love away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
I guess my hate grew much stronger than my love for her ever did
(I was) so tired of chasing that person who made me feel loved
And as we were embracing I cut and spilt the dearest blood
I'm praying for her soul as this blood on my hands stains me whole
You were my life, from you I fed of
And now parted by knife, the suicide of our love
So callous and frigid was that stillborn soul
Yet no other half could ever make me whole
You promised "'til death do us part" and then you made a stone of my heart
And with the last rays of the setting sun the loveless pulse fades away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
Gone are the times when I felt alive
Gone are those nights with you by my side
And now here I stand as the shadows grow deep
With the death on my hand at your grave I weep
We were one yet not the same
Once passion abundant, now pain
And with the last rays of the setting sun the loveless pulse fades away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
Love laved with stillness like the grave in my heart
And all the reasons huddled in your seeping blood
And with the last rays of the setting sun the loveless pulse fades away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
And with the last rays of the setting sun she bled her love away
No more beating as one, no longer burns the flame
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