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.
Come out little mosquito,
and prove you are my love.
Preach to me a strange obsession
poised on a highway of blood.
Highway of blood...
On a highway of blood.
Yeah.
Creeping up my staircase...
Switching off all the lights.
Nobody can see us now,
show me you can bite.
Bite.
You gotta try it
to know what it's like.
as mosquito drives the spike.
I made a choice, God lost the fight,
and I don't hear him crying.
Oh...
Don't hear him crying.
I don't hear God crying.
Yeah.
On wings it hears me calling.
Desire is of a sting.
Brings me the identity
I came to this world missing.
Yeah, missing...
Missing.
I remember your father...
But do you remember me?
Did I leave a footprint
in the dust of your memory?
Down in the dust?
You've gotta try it
to know what it's like...
as mosquito drives the spike.
And I made a choice, God lost the fight,
and I don't hear him crying.
Yeah.
An' I don't hear him crying.
Yeah.
Come out little mosquito,
and prove you are my friend.
I can't turn the lights back on...
is this how it ends?
Is this how it ends?
"Hey, baby..."
"where you at?"
"There you are..."
"what the fuck'd you do?!"
and prove you are my love.
Preach to me a strange obsession
poised on a highway of blood.
Highway of blood...
On a highway of blood.
Yeah.
Creeping up my staircase...
Switching off all the lights.
Nobody can see us now,
show me you can bite.
Bite.
You gotta try it
to know what it's like.
as mosquito drives the spike.
I made a choice, God lost the fight,
and I don't hear him crying.
Oh...
Don't hear him crying.
I don't hear God crying.
Yeah.
On wings it hears me calling.
Desire is of a sting.
Brings me the identity
I came to this world missing.
Yeah, missing...
Missing.
I remember your father...
But do you remember me?
Did I leave a footprint
in the dust of your memory?
Down in the dust?
You've gotta try it
to know what it's like...
as mosquito drives the spike.
And I made a choice, God lost the fight,
and I don't hear him crying.
Yeah.
An' I don't hear him crying.
Yeah.
Come out little mosquito,
and prove you are my friend.
I can't turn the lights back on...
is this how it ends?
Is this how it ends?
"Hey, baby..."
"where you at?"
"There you are..."
"what the fuck'd you do?!"
Lyrics submitted by BeautifulDisaster
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