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.
Hate the living, love the dead
Smashing embryos, cut off heads
Find the brain for my bride-to-be
We'll bear our children, Adam and Eve
Put me together with the bodies of the dead
And I will wait for life and breathe again
Hate the living, love the dead
Scalpels, scissors, stitches, skin
Wake this eternal sleep she's in
And we'll breed for you, on your command
Hate the living, love the dead
Nerves steady, hands are sure
Bride reborn to view with horror
Blackened eyes, blood-stained hands
Hate the living, love the dead
Put me together with the bodies of the dead
And I will wait for life and breathe again
Hate the living, love the dead
Scalpels, scissors, stitches, skin
Wake this eternal sleep she's in
And we'll breed for you, on your command
Hate the living, love the dead
Put me together with the bodies of the dead
And I will wait for life and breathe again
Hate the living, love the dead
Scalpels, scissors, stitches, skin
Wake this eternal sleep she's in
And we'll breed for you, on your command
Hate the living, love the dead
Oh
Smashing embryos, cut off heads
Find the brain for my bride-to-be
We'll bear our children, Adam and Eve
Put me together with the bodies of the dead
And I will wait for life and breathe again
Hate the living, love the dead
Scalpels, scissors, stitches, skin
Wake this eternal sleep she's in
And we'll breed for you, on your command
Hate the living, love the dead
Nerves steady, hands are sure
Bride reborn to view with horror
Blackened eyes, blood-stained hands
Hate the living, love the dead
Put me together with the bodies of the dead
And I will wait for life and breathe again
Hate the living, love the dead
Scalpels, scissors, stitches, skin
Wake this eternal sleep she's in
And we'll breed for you, on your command
Hate the living, love the dead
Put me together with the bodies of the dead
And I will wait for life and breathe again
Hate the living, love the dead
Scalpels, scissors, stitches, skin
Wake this eternal sleep she's in
And we'll breed for you, on your command
Hate the living, love the dead
Oh
Lyrics submitted by my heart bleeds 4u
Hate the Living, Love the Dead Lyrics as written by Jerry Caiafa David Calabrese
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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