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.
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
Pushing all the mercy down, down, down
I'll see you try to take a swing at me
Come on, gonna put on the ground, ground, ground
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me
I want you crying when you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
I'm above you, smiling at you, drown, drown, drown
I'll kill and rape you the way you raped me
And I'll pull the trigger
And you're down, down, down
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? what the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take you turn lashing out at me
I want you crying while you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
All my friends are gone,
They died
They all screamed, and cried
I'm gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down and
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will no be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
Pushing all the mercy down, down, down
I'll see you try to take a swing at me
Come on, gonna put on the ground, ground, ground
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me
I want you crying when you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Thumping through the pages of my fantasies
I'm above you, smiling at you, drown, drown, drown
I'll kill and rape you the way you raped me
And I'll pull the trigger
And you're down, down, down
Why are you trying to make fun of me?
You think it's funny? what the fuck you think it's doing to me?
You take you turn lashing out at me
I want you crying while you're bloody down in front of me
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
All my friends are gone,
They died
They all screamed, and cried
I'm gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
Gonna take you down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down and
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
Down
All of my hate cannot be bound
I will no be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Now you can try to tear me down
Beat me to the ground
I will see you screaming
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