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.
If only you could watch me fall
I cannot feel it anymore
The soul you cut the soul you adore
Cannot feel you anymore
'Cause you've run through me with the destructive force
I think somehow I gotta get it straight
I gotta get you out of me
But I cannot get through to you
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
See me, I'm over the edge farther with every step
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
Standing over the edge, I'm taking my last breath
How I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And how I feel like I'm starless
I'm hopeless and grayed out
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And now I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to burn out
I can transcend you and mentally bend you
But I can't handle the shit that I'm into
I have been blinded and always reminded
Of the things I've wanted but I never could find
I am a part of a world that I hate
I wish the end would come faster, my world's a disaster
Can't you see that I'm down and I'm drowning
And I can't keep my head above my wake
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
See me, I'm over the edge farther with every step
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
Standing over the edge, I'm taking my last breath
How I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And how I feel like I'm starless
I'm hopeless and grayed out
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And now I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to burn out
I gotta get you out of my veins
I gotta get you out of my blood
I gotta get you out of my scene
I gotta get you out of me
What I'm really trying hard to get down to words
Is the way I fit into this world
Things I survived pushed me to the darker side
'Cause of life as it was
The life that was yours should've been mine
But I never could take anymore of this
'Cause I'm always gonna get
Gonna get down to the floor
It's a cold gun that I kiss
'Cause I cannot break anymore
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
That's how I feel when I'm starless
Hopeless and grayed out
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to burn out
Oh, now I'm starless
I cannot feel it anymore
The soul you cut the soul you adore
Cannot feel you anymore
'Cause you've run through me with the destructive force
I think somehow I gotta get it straight
I gotta get you out of me
But I cannot get through to you
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
See me, I'm over the edge farther with every step
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
Standing over the edge, I'm taking my last breath
How I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And how I feel like I'm starless
I'm hopeless and grayed out
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And now I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to burn out
I can transcend you and mentally bend you
But I can't handle the shit that I'm into
I have been blinded and always reminded
Of the things I've wanted but I never could find
I am a part of a world that I hate
I wish the end would come faster, my world's a disaster
Can't you see that I'm down and I'm drowning
And I can't keep my head above my wake
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
See me, I'm over the edge farther with every step
See me, I'm down and I get deeper with every breath
Standing over the edge, I'm taking my last breath
How I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And how I feel like I'm starless
I'm hopeless and grayed out
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
And now I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to burn out
I gotta get you out of my veins
I gotta get you out of my blood
I gotta get you out of my scene
I gotta get you out of me
What I'm really trying hard to get down to words
Is the way I fit into this world
Things I survived pushed me to the darker side
'Cause of life as it was
The life that was yours should've been mine
But I never could take anymore of this
'Cause I'm always gonna get
Gonna get down to the floor
It's a cold gun that I kiss
'Cause I cannot break anymore
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to fade now
That's how I feel when I'm starless
Hopeless and grayed out
Somehow I feel like I'm starless
I'm ready to burn out
Oh, now I'm starless
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I agree that it's about breakups. It looks to me like the person talking [i'm assuming it's a he just for the sake of my time] is going through a whole bunch of crap related to the breakup, but is numbing himself to all of it. However, he still knows that a big crash is coming. That might be what " I can transcend you and mentally bend you " is referring to; he's saying he can rise above it and distort it in his mind to make him think he's doing ok, but then he goes back and says " but I can't handle the shit that I'm into ". I think that when he realizes that it's the crashing point because from then on how he describes himself just goes downhill with every word.
BTW: This is an awesome song :-). To me there are a few different kind of rock songs, and one type is magical. This is so in that group. The song is just so odd, but it's catchy because of it. I don't know which one I like better, Cold or Starless :-O. ( both totally rock my face and kick my ass though ;-) )