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.
Thinking suicide
Thinking suicide
Thinking suicide
Thinking suicide
Thinking suicide
Look at my eyes (Suicide)
I need a disguise
To hide my lies
Oh god
What have I done
To myself
To her
Before your eyes
What could drive me so mad
To lose what we had
The mystery remains inside
Want to make it real
Like it was before
And I lost the bond
Cause I shut the door
In search of ways to be myself
But ended up like somebody else
Trusted me
Honored me
Fought for me
Cried for me
Lived for me
Died for me
Open my eyes I see the walls
White as snow
They don't seem strong
Betrayed myself
Opened my eyes
Can't see those walls I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back
I understand that
Did not deserve that
You can't go back
Do you see it?
Oh my god What have I done?
Please forgive me fuck that! I feel
So hated
So aggravated
So frustrated I can't explain it
The way that I feel I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back I'm a victim
Slippin' through the system
Victim
Slippin' through the system
Open my eyes
Can't see those walls I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back
I understand that
Did not deserve that You can't go back
Do you see it?
Oh my god What have I done
Please forgive me fuck that I feel
So hated
So aggravated
So frustrated I can't explain it
The way that I feel I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back I'm a victim
Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim
Thinking suicide
Thinking suicide
Thinking suicide
Thinking suicide
Look at my eyes (Suicide)
I need a disguise
To hide my lies
Oh god
What have I done
To myself
To her
Before your eyes
What could drive me so mad
To lose what we had
The mystery remains inside
Want to make it real
Like it was before
And I lost the bond
Cause I shut the door
In search of ways to be myself
But ended up like somebody else
Trusted me
Honored me
Fought for me
Cried for me
Lived for me
Died for me
Open my eyes I see the walls
White as snow
They don't seem strong
Betrayed myself
Opened my eyes
Can't see those walls I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back
I understand that
Did not deserve that
You can't go back
Do you see it?
Oh my god What have I done?
Please forgive me fuck that! I feel
So hated
So aggravated
So frustrated I can't explain it
The way that I feel I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back I'm a victim
Slippin' through the system
Victim
Slippin' through the system
Open my eyes
Can't see those walls I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back
I understand that
Did not deserve that You can't go back
Do you see it?
Oh my god What have I done
Please forgive me fuck that I feel
So hated
So aggravated
So frustrated I can't explain it
The way that I feel I feel so dumb
Like a fuckin' bum
Preferred to run
Then face the fact I stabbed your back I'm a victim
Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Slippin through the system
Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim Victim
Lyrics submitted by zztzed, edited by MetalheadMike
Victim Lyrics as written by Elias P. Soriano Andrew Jason Goldman
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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