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.
Sound the bugle now
Play it just for me
As the seasons change
Remember how I used to be
Now I can't go on
I can't even start
I got nothing left
Just an empty heart
I'm a soldier wounded
So I must give up the fight
There's nothing more for me
Lead me away
Or leave me lying here
Sound the bugle now
Tell them I don't care
There's not a road I know
That leads to anywhere
Without a light, I fear that I will
Stumble in the dark
Lay right down, decide not to go on
Then from on high
Somewhere in the distance
There's a voice that calls
"Remember who you are
If you lose yourself
Your courage soon will follow
So be strong tonight
Remember who you are"
Yeah
You're a soldier now
Fighting in a battle
To be free once more
Yeah, that's worth fighting for
Play it just for me
As the seasons change
Remember how I used to be
Now I can't go on
I can't even start
I got nothing left
Just an empty heart
I'm a soldier wounded
So I must give up the fight
There's nothing more for me
Lead me away
Or leave me lying here
Sound the bugle now
Tell them I don't care
There's not a road I know
That leads to anywhere
Without a light, I fear that I will
Stumble in the dark
Lay right down, decide not to go on
Then from on high
Somewhere in the distance
There's a voice that calls
"Remember who you are
If you lose yourself
Your courage soon will follow
So be strong tonight
Remember who you are"
Yeah
You're a soldier now
Fighting in a battle
To be free once more
Yeah, that's worth fighting for
Lyrics submitted by kevlar_soul
Sound The Bugle Lyrics as written by Trevor Charles Horn Gavin Greenaway
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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