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.
Hey there cracked God
(you're) you're looking older
(you're) you're looking older
cry on someone else's shoulder
pink dried up crippled Christ
try to take your own advice
NOW now I'm God
because God never loved me this much
NOW I'll play God
cause your God is just losing his touch
hey there rich God
(you're) you're looking distressed
(you're) you're looking distressed
buy a saint to clean up your mess
Temptation on my side
Devil got me a fat new bribe
NOW now I'm God
because God never loved me this much
NOW I'll play God
cause your God is just losing his touch
I can't breath
Save me
Sew the seed
Praise me
I never had faith in you
I'll never have faith in you
I'll never have faith in you
I'll resurrect myself
Hey there dead god
you're lost and jaded
you're lost and faded
you've become the sheep you hated
you're rotten to the core
Don't believe in you anymore
NOW now I'm God
because God never loved me this much
NOW I'll play God
cause your God is just losing his touch
(you're) you're looking older
(you're) you're looking older
cry on someone else's shoulder
pink dried up crippled Christ
try to take your own advice
NOW now I'm God
because God never loved me this much
NOW I'll play God
cause your God is just losing his touch
hey there rich God
(you're) you're looking distressed
(you're) you're looking distressed
buy a saint to clean up your mess
Temptation on my side
Devil got me a fat new bribe
NOW now I'm God
because God never loved me this much
NOW I'll play God
cause your God is just losing his touch
I can't breath
Save me
Sew the seed
Praise me
I never had faith in you
I'll never have faith in you
I'll never have faith in you
I'll resurrect myself
Hey there dead god
you're lost and jaded
you're lost and faded
you've become the sheep you hated
you're rotten to the core
Don't believe in you anymore
NOW now I'm God
because God never loved me this much
NOW I'll play God
cause your God is just losing his touch
Lyrics submitted by Catatonik
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