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.
Bleeding you dry from the start
The sum of my parts
To give it away
New life in a day
Some new Frankenstein
Damned for all time
Cursed by the angel who fell
Who saves me from hell?
And who is my God?
And where is my soul?
Too tired to jump too young to run
Never-ending, forever searching
Chasing dreams, the dreams of the heart
Always seeking, always asking
Questions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
I want to end my life now
But I don't know how
Recycled again a lifetime of pain
The spawn of a man
The devil has planned
Never-ending, forever searching
Chasing dreams, the dreams of the heart
Always seeking, always asking
Questions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Never-ending, forever searching
Chasing dreams, the dreams of your heart
Always seeking, always asking
Questions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
The sum of my parts
To give it away
New life in a day
Some new Frankenstein
Damned for all time
Cursed by the angel who fell
Who saves me from hell?
And who is my God?
And where is my soul?
Too tired to jump too young to run
Never-ending, forever searching
Chasing dreams, the dreams of the heart
Always seeking, always asking
Questions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
I want to end my life now
But I don't know how
Recycled again a lifetime of pain
The spawn of a man
The devil has planned
Never-ending, forever searching
Chasing dreams, the dreams of the heart
Always seeking, always asking
Questions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Never-ending, forever searching
Chasing dreams, the dreams of your heart
Always seeking, always asking
Questions right from the start
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Out beyond the new frontier
Playing God without mercy, without fear
Create a beast, made a man without a soul
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
Is it worth the risk, a war of God and man?
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