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.
Day after day, I feel myself slowing down, what does it mean?
The air has changed, it's getting harder to breathe, or so it would seem
Sail me away to a distant shore, where every thing's fine
[Chorus:]
A thousand years, lost in the blink of an eye
If the sky keeps falling, the world will come tumbling down
In a thousand years
Tell me my friend, can you imagine a place free of boundaries and lies
There's blood on the wind and it's come all of the way from faraway skies
Take me away to a different world where every thing's fine
A thousand years, one day for every life
Just keep on going, we'll find you a home underground, in a thousand years
Sail me away to a distant shore, where every thing's fine
A thousand years, one day for every life
Just keep on going, we'll find you a home underground, in a thousand years
The air has changed, it's getting harder to breathe, or so it would seem
Sail me away to a distant shore, where every thing's fine
[Chorus:]
A thousand years, lost in the blink of an eye
If the sky keeps falling, the world will come tumbling down
In a thousand years
Tell me my friend, can you imagine a place free of boundaries and lies
There's blood on the wind and it's come all of the way from faraway skies
Take me away to a different world where every thing's fine
A thousand years, one day for every life
Just keep on going, we'll find you a home underground, in a thousand years
Sail me away to a distant shore, where every thing's fine
A thousand years, one day for every life
Just keep on going, we'll find you a home underground, in a thousand years
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Day after day I feel myself slowing down What does it mean? The air has changed It's getting harder to breath Or so it would seem Sail me away to a distant shore Where everything's fine
A thousand years Lost in the blink of an eye If the sky keeps fallin' The world will come tumblin' down In a thousand years
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[Instrumental break]
Sail me away to a distant shore Where everything's fine
A thousand years Lost in the blink of an eye If the sky keeps fallin' The world will come tumblin' down In a thousand years
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