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.
The night skys black and I'm awake lying on the ground
The grass beneath my feet is hard and cold just like I've come to be
The stars are gone behind the clouds and I can't see a thing
So I'll just let my eyes stay closed just like me, I can't open up
Cause I'm all wrong and I don't see a chance to fix this head
So just give up. Write me off, pretend I don't exist
There's something in an empty bed that makes it hard to close your eyes
It can eat at you until they both turn black and blue
And all you want is a reason you should live
Or a way for you to die, a way for you to die
Cause I'm all wrong and I don't see a chance to fix this head
So just give up. Write me off, pretend I don't exist
The grounds opening up. I'm falling down below
An endless fall into a place that I don't think a child should know
And I'm screaming out a name that could never pass my lips
The poison in my veins that got me through her kiss
Cause I'm all wrong and I don't see a chance to fix this head
So just give up. Write me off, pretend I don't exist
The grounds opening up. I'm falling down below
An endless fall into a place that I don't think a child should know
And I'm screaming out a name that could never pass my lips
The poison in my veins that got me through her kiss
And now I'm too hung up on that to have anything with you,
It's the poison in my veins,
The poison in my veins
The poison in my veins that got me through
The grass beneath my feet is hard and cold just like I've come to be
The stars are gone behind the clouds and I can't see a thing
So I'll just let my eyes stay closed just like me, I can't open up
Cause I'm all wrong and I don't see a chance to fix this head
So just give up. Write me off, pretend I don't exist
There's something in an empty bed that makes it hard to close your eyes
It can eat at you until they both turn black and blue
And all you want is a reason you should live
Or a way for you to die, a way for you to die
Cause I'm all wrong and I don't see a chance to fix this head
So just give up. Write me off, pretend I don't exist
The grounds opening up. I'm falling down below
An endless fall into a place that I don't think a child should know
And I'm screaming out a name that could never pass my lips
The poison in my veins that got me through her kiss
Cause I'm all wrong and I don't see a chance to fix this head
So just give up. Write me off, pretend I don't exist
The grounds opening up. I'm falling down below
An endless fall into a place that I don't think a child should know
And I'm screaming out a name that could never pass my lips
The poison in my veins that got me through her kiss
And now I'm too hung up on that to have anything with you,
It's the poison in my veins,
The poison in my veins
The poison in my veins that got me through
Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x, edited by bayside311
Poison in My Veins Lyrics as written by Anthony S Raneri Andrew Robert Elderbaum
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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