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 1:]
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
living alone with his pets
a friendly dog, a quiet cat
breeding them like his sons
he never had any problem
his pets gave him the company
no family could offer him
[chorus 1:]
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
[chorus 2:]
a sudden death, rigor mortis, frigid corpse
no way to escape, no food to eat, a deadly fate
rotting cavader, smell of flesh, the only way
they had to feed on, the man that once, feeded them
[chorus 2:]
a sudden death, rigor mortis, frigid corpse
no way to escape, no food to eat, a deadly fate
rotting cavader, smell of flesh, the only way
they had to feed on, the man that once, feeded them
[chorus 1:]
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
his mom was worried after three months
she had no news about his son
when she came in and saw the corpse
rotting away and reduced to bones
lied on his bed and devoured
his pets survived by his carrion
[chorus 1:]
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
[chorus 2:]
a sudden death, rigor mortis, frigid corpse
no way to escape, no food to eat, a deadly fate
rotting cavader, smell of flesh, the only way
they had to feed on, the man that once, feeded them
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
living alone with his pets
a friendly dog, a quiet cat
breeding them like his sons
he never had any problem
his pets gave him the company
no family could offer him
[chorus 1:]
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
[chorus 2:]
a sudden death, rigor mortis, frigid corpse
no way to escape, no food to eat, a deadly fate
rotting cavader, smell of flesh, the only way
they had to feed on, the man that once, feeded them
[chorus 2:]
a sudden death, rigor mortis, frigid corpse
no way to escape, no food to eat, a deadly fate
rotting cavader, smell of flesh, the only way
they had to feed on, the man that once, feeded them
[chorus 1:]
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
his mom was worried after three months
she had no news about his son
when she came in and saw the corpse
rotting away and reduced to bones
lied on his bed and devoured
his pets survived by his carrion
[chorus 1:]
anthro-pet-phagus [x2]
[chorus 2:]
a sudden death, rigor mortis, frigid corpse
no way to escape, no food to eat, a deadly fate
rotting cavader, smell of flesh, the only way
they had to feed on, the man that once, feeded them
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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