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.
TRAPPED INSIDE
CAN'T SEE NO LIGHT
GAVE INTO YOU
WITHOUT A FIGHT
PATIENCE HAS RUN THIN
FEELINGS HAVE RUN COLD
SOMETHING INSIDE
JUST WONT LET GO
FUCK THIS TWISTED GAME
WHERE INNOCENCE IS TURNED TO SHAME
THE VINES OF MY LUST GROW
INTO THIS VILE WORLD I MUST GO
SICKNESS HAS TORN INTO ME
BUT STILL I STAY
LOOK AT THE WASTE-FILLED THOUGHTS OF US
LOOK AS MY WOUNDS LEAK WITH PUS
I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING
BUT YOU STILL TURNED AWAY
WHY DID YOU GO ASTRAY
KNOWING I WOULD STAY
FUCK THIS WICKED GAME
WHERE MY PRIDE WAS TURNED TO SHAME
THE VINES OF YOUR LUST SHOWN
RAPPED THE ONLY THE ONLY LOVE I?VE KNOWN
BETRAYAL IS THE LIFE I SEE
BUT STILL I STAY
SHATTERED AND SCORNED
MY HEART LIES BLEEDING
WITH ONLY VISIONS OF LOVE . . .YOU WERE FEEDING
WHERE AM I TO GO
THESE SCARS WILL ALWAYS SHOW
DEATH WILL WEAVE ITS WAY TO YOU
UNTIL THEN I MUST GO
FUCK THIS MORTAL GAME
I WILL FEEL NO MORE PAIN
THE VINES OF YOU I SHED
SPIT OUT THE DUNNEST LIES YOU FED
INTO A NEW WORLD I GROW
SO I MUST GO
SEE THIS AGONY
SEE YOUR TRAGEDY
WATCHED MY HEART BREECHED WITH GORE
COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
SO TAKE MY BADGED EMOTIONS
SHRED THEM UP IN EXPEDITION
FOR I AM ALREADY GONE
YOU CANT FUCK WITH ME
A NEW LIFE I WILL BREED
I'VE FORGOTTEN ALL I'VE KNOWN
THIS WIDE WORLD I WILL ROAM
MEMORIES OF YOU ARE GONE
CAN'T SEE NO LIGHT
GAVE INTO YOU
WITHOUT A FIGHT
PATIENCE HAS RUN THIN
FEELINGS HAVE RUN COLD
SOMETHING INSIDE
JUST WONT LET GO
FUCK THIS TWISTED GAME
WHERE INNOCENCE IS TURNED TO SHAME
THE VINES OF MY LUST GROW
INTO THIS VILE WORLD I MUST GO
SICKNESS HAS TORN INTO ME
BUT STILL I STAY
LOOK AT THE WASTE-FILLED THOUGHTS OF US
LOOK AS MY WOUNDS LEAK WITH PUS
I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING
BUT YOU STILL TURNED AWAY
WHY DID YOU GO ASTRAY
KNOWING I WOULD STAY
FUCK THIS WICKED GAME
WHERE MY PRIDE WAS TURNED TO SHAME
THE VINES OF YOUR LUST SHOWN
RAPPED THE ONLY THE ONLY LOVE I?VE KNOWN
BETRAYAL IS THE LIFE I SEE
BUT STILL I STAY
SHATTERED AND SCORNED
MY HEART LIES BLEEDING
WITH ONLY VISIONS OF LOVE . . .YOU WERE FEEDING
WHERE AM I TO GO
THESE SCARS WILL ALWAYS SHOW
DEATH WILL WEAVE ITS WAY TO YOU
UNTIL THEN I MUST GO
FUCK THIS MORTAL GAME
I WILL FEEL NO MORE PAIN
THE VINES OF YOU I SHED
SPIT OUT THE DUNNEST LIES YOU FED
INTO A NEW WORLD I GROW
SO I MUST GO
SEE THIS AGONY
SEE YOUR TRAGEDY
WATCHED MY HEART BREECHED WITH GORE
COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
SO TAKE MY BADGED EMOTIONS
SHRED THEM UP IN EXPEDITION
FOR I AM ALREADY GONE
YOU CANT FUCK WITH ME
A NEW LIFE I WILL BREED
I'VE FORGOTTEN ALL I'VE KNOWN
THIS WIDE WORLD I WILL ROAM
MEMORIES OF YOU ARE GONE
Lyrics submitted by little_red_blur
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