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.
This betrayal will forever
Will this graveyard be the dis for
For these corpses
Will they be the first to fall
and dance the night away?
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word they sell
Something apart
Carry our guns
Take a look at what we've become
Concrete nations
Standing in the ashes of our enemies we've made
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word they sell
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word that they sell
So we dance the night away
So we dance the night away
So we dance the night away
So we dance the night away
Night away
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word they sell
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word that they sell
Every word that they sell
Every word that they sell
Every word that they sell
Will this graveyard be the dis for
For these corpses
Will they be the first to fall
and dance the night away?
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word they sell
Something apart
Carry our guns
Take a look at what we've become
Concrete nations
Standing in the ashes of our enemies we've made
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word they sell
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word that they sell
So we dance the night away
So we dance the night away
So we dance the night away
So we dance the night away
Night away
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word they sell
Why do we do this to ourselves?
We're fighting every word that they sell
Every word that they sell
Every word that they sell
Every word that they sell
Lyrics submitted by Shadee01
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This betrayal will forever Will this graveyard be the dis for For these corpses Will they be the first to fall and dance the night away?
Okay, so there was some big betrayal (war, Iraq, someone?) and now there are large fatalities
Why do we do this to ourselves? We're fighting every word they sell
Someone is trying to help them and they are still not listening...
Something apart Carry our guns Take a look at what we've become Concrete nations Standing in the ashes of our enemies we've made
Now I know there is a war. The countries have hardened and blown up other countries.
Why do we do this to ourselves? We're fighting every word they sell Why do we do this to ourselves? We're fighting every word that they sell
So we dance the night away So we dance the night away So we dance the night away So we dance the night away Night away
This is either metaphorical or something..but I think it means that they should have fun before they die. Wow that sounds dumb.
Why do we do this to ourselves? We're fighting every word they sell Why do we do this to ourselves? We're fighting every word that they sell
Every word that they sell Every word that they sell Every word that they sell
yeah i dont know..
XxX~WaTt~oOo