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.
He appears from the mists of a dismal lake
And the sky crumbles as he flies through the dimensions alone
The night has laid a cape on his shoulders
And with a grin on his face he attacks with his loyal solders, into the unknown
There's no place for him in this world and no ties
And all this hate and grief unite in his mind
Windrider - seeks freedom with vengeance on his mind
To escape from the crimson skygrave and fly away
Windrider - is waiting for the final day
When he'll be released from the shackles of a slave
In the eye of the storm he rides with jaded memories of his life
As the fires are dancing colorfully, he is struggling to survive
Trapped in a maze, can't get away, what have you became now
Take the hammer of the elders and crush your way out
There's no place for him in this world and no ties
And all this hate and grief unite in his mind
Windrider - seeks freedom with vengeance on his mind
To escape from the crimson skygrave and fly away
Windrider - is waiting for the final day
When he'll be released from the shackles of a slave
He presence is shaking the land
As he stands at the mounting peak
His instincts are getting weak,
But there is still hunger in his eyes, that keeps him alive
He wears the mask of the hunted
Arts of light for him have been granted
He lives in the fragments of time
Waiting for his time to die
Windrider - seeks freedom with vengeance on his mind
To escape from the crimson skygrave and fly away
Windrider - is waiting for the final day
When he'll be released from the shackles of a slave
Windrider...
And the sky crumbles as he flies through the dimensions alone
The night has laid a cape on his shoulders
And with a grin on his face he attacks with his loyal solders, into the unknown
There's no place for him in this world and no ties
And all this hate and grief unite in his mind
Windrider - seeks freedom with vengeance on his mind
To escape from the crimson skygrave and fly away
Windrider - is waiting for the final day
When he'll be released from the shackles of a slave
In the eye of the storm he rides with jaded memories of his life
As the fires are dancing colorfully, he is struggling to survive
Trapped in a maze, can't get away, what have you became now
Take the hammer of the elders and crush your way out
There's no place for him in this world and no ties
And all this hate and grief unite in his mind
Windrider - seeks freedom with vengeance on his mind
To escape from the crimson skygrave and fly away
Windrider - is waiting for the final day
When he'll be released from the shackles of a slave
He presence is shaking the land
As he stands at the mounting peak
His instincts are getting weak,
But there is still hunger in his eyes, that keeps him alive
He wears the mask of the hunted
Arts of light for him have been granted
He lives in the fragments of time
Waiting for his time to die
Windrider - seeks freedom with vengeance on his mind
To escape from the crimson skygrave and fly away
Windrider - is waiting for the final day
When he'll be released from the shackles of a slave
Windrider...
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