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.
[Chorus]
Everything gonna be all-right,
Everything gonna be all-right
Everything gonna be all-right,
Everything gonna be all-right
I went deep down into that river now
I rose up.
And I felt that sun beat down upon this sinne's face, yeah, yeah
And I went deep down in that water now
I rose up.
I felt that sun beat down upon my face, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Here we go!
So then I smash up the palace like the son of Samson,
Hollering louder than all of Bedlam,
Take me to higher ground
Then bury my body 6-feet down.
And I walked 40-miles out into that desert now
Wailed and moaned,
Till the Lion, He called my name, yeah!
And He said that Old Ship of Zion is taking way, way out,
Out into outer space.
Yeah! Yeah!
And He said,
Everything gonna be all-right,
Everything gonna be all-right
Here we go, here we go, here we go
Oh yeah!
I climbed the highest of the heights.
Atop that mountain I watched the day turn into night.
Oh I tell you I was a wretched sight,
But I stood long and hard until the light
Rubbing needles in my eyes, eating dirt,
I stood up,
And everything was all-right.
[Chorus]
Here we go!
But then I smash on the palace like the son of Samson,
Hollering louder than all of Bedlam,
Take me to higher ground
Then bury my body 6-feet down.
Everything gonna be all-right,
Everything gonna be all-right
Everything gonna be all-right,
Everything gonna be all-right
I went deep down into that river now
I rose up.
And I felt that sun beat down upon this sinne's face, yeah, yeah
And I went deep down in that water now
I rose up.
I felt that sun beat down upon my face, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
Here we go!
So then I smash up the palace like the son of Samson,
Hollering louder than all of Bedlam,
Take me to higher ground
Then bury my body 6-feet down.
And I walked 40-miles out into that desert now
Wailed and moaned,
Till the Lion, He called my name, yeah!
And He said that Old Ship of Zion is taking way, way out,
Out into outer space.
Yeah! Yeah!
And He said,
Everything gonna be all-right,
Everything gonna be all-right
Here we go, here we go, here we go
Oh yeah!
I climbed the highest of the heights.
Atop that mountain I watched the day turn into night.
Oh I tell you I was a wretched sight,
But I stood long and hard until the light
Rubbing needles in my eyes, eating dirt,
I stood up,
And everything was all-right.
[Chorus]
Here we go!
But then I smash on the palace like the son of Samson,
Hollering louder than all of Bedlam,
Take me to higher ground
Then bury my body 6-feet down.
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Bedlam was a hospital for the insane a long time ago.
And the story of Samson in the bible, God gave him the strength to conquer his enemies.
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