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.
When you start laying blame you put yourself to shame
The song remains the same when you start playing games
You set your guns on fire without you men for hire
And you got an appetite that keeps me up all night and day
Your opportunity gives you liberty why don’t you
set you children free on your talking spree
Everyday rhythm and everyday rhyme
Everyday places and everyday time
Everyday circles and everyday crime
We’re everyday children of an everyday kind
Your buildings reach the sky your airplanes always fly everyday
Your church is filled with crooks there’s jailbirds reading books everyday
You say you can relate but you still segregate everyday
You say those words of fire you see those words transpire
The song remains the same when you start playing games
You set your guns on fire without you men for hire
And you got an appetite that keeps me up all night and day
Your opportunity gives you liberty why don’t you
set you children free on your talking spree
Everyday rhythm and everyday rhyme
Everyday places and everyday time
Everyday circles and everyday crime
We’re everyday children of an everyday kind
Your buildings reach the sky your airplanes always fly everyday
Your church is filled with crooks there’s jailbirds reading books everyday
You say you can relate but you still segregate everyday
You say those words of fire you see those words transpire
Lyrics submitted by deathbear
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