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.
Let's start a new nightmare
A brand new truth
A patsy is useful
And a window with a view
Someone is listening
Why can't they just leave me alone?
No one believes me
A gun for a conspiracy
Now don't disappoint me
And do what you're told
Be patient
We'll be calling you
That's what he says to me
The voice in my mind
Controlled by subconscious shadows
Paranoid freewill confined
Read "Catcher In The Rye"
One hundred, and ten fucking times
Brain washed, and programmed
Obsession defined
Now don't disappoint me
And do what you're told
Be patient
We'll be calling you
No one will believe you
So say what you will
Be Patient
We'll be calling you
You're a little device
A mindless satellite
We have the place
With we've set a date
They decide when it ends
They won't let me do it myself
They've got a use for me...
A gun for a conspiracy
I'm remote controlled
I'm robotized for the dark government
A brand new truth
A patsy is useful
And a window with a view
Someone is listening
Why can't they just leave me alone?
No one believes me
A gun for a conspiracy
Now don't disappoint me
And do what you're told
Be patient
We'll be calling you
That's what he says to me
The voice in my mind
Controlled by subconscious shadows
Paranoid freewill confined
Read "Catcher In The Rye"
One hundred, and ten fucking times
Brain washed, and programmed
Obsession defined
Now don't disappoint me
And do what you're told
Be patient
We'll be calling you
No one will believe you
So say what you will
Be Patient
We'll be calling you
You're a little device
A mindless satellite
We have the place
With we've set a date
They decide when it ends
They won't let me do it myself
They've got a use for me...
A gun for a conspiracy
I'm remote controlled
I'm robotized for the dark government
Lyrics submitted by Hardcore_Icon, edited by NFfan90
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