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.
I remember when everything was calm
Now I'm thinking about chaos, chaos
I'm not dead
I'm not alive
I've got something that's on my mind
I said
"We're on our way to a better place
We're on our way to nowhere safe"
It's all right if you don't care about being
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, to hide
I got a problem that's never ending
No, I wear a sign that says,
"Stay off, stay off!"
I'm not low
I'm always high
I got nothing that's in my mind
They said
"We can't explain a single thing
I can't erase the shame you bring"
Well, it's all right if you don't care about being
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, to hide
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, so
Death has won so sell us
We got nothing left
Come on now sell us
We got nothing left
Lets die 'cause we know
We know death has won
It's never too late for our graves
And I'm too lame
For this way
It's all right if you don't care
I've already been prepared
It's all right if you don't care about being
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, to hide
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide
Now I'm thinking about chaos, chaos
I'm not dead
I'm not alive
I've got something that's on my mind
I said
"We're on our way to a better place
We're on our way to nowhere safe"
It's all right if you don't care about being
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, to hide
I got a problem that's never ending
No, I wear a sign that says,
"Stay off, stay off!"
I'm not low
I'm always high
I got nothing that's in my mind
They said
"We can't explain a single thing
I can't erase the shame you bring"
Well, it's all right if you don't care about being
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, to hide
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, so
Death has won so sell us
We got nothing left
Come on now sell us
We got nothing left
Lets die 'cause we know
We know death has won
It's never too late for our graves
And I'm too lame
For this way
It's all right if you don't care
I've already been prepared
It's all right if you don't care about being
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide, to hide
Invisible
Everyone wants to be
Invisible
To hide, to hide
Lyrics submitted by judaskissidismiss
Invisible Lyrics as written by Cooke Colburn
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, O/B/O DistroKid, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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This is what my interpretation is like, not even close to perfect but hey I thought these things were as you wills?
From the get go we are given the impression that someone is reflecting on how things used to be peaceful. Right now though, that person's mind is cluttered with "chaos", which in my opinion is about how their lives fell apart destructively. They then go on to say that although they are not dead, they cannot claim to be alive either. To me this is a way of saying that they are trapped between life and death, as a result cannot be said to exist(Invisible). It's always on their mind, how they are not sure about where life is taking them, whether it's somewhere better or even worse than before. Next we can grasp that the individual believes that if one does not care, it doesn't really make a difference whether they are invisible or not, on the other hand it may be for the best because it would allow them to hide. "Everyone wants to be invisible" can be incisive sarcasm or how others just don't see how hard it is to be in that situation, not fully appreciating what the person has to cope with. As things stand at this point, the problem seems to have no conspicuous solution. The person attempts to show people through "signs" that they would like to be left alone to themselves, and "I'm not low,I'm always high, I got nothing that's in my mind" is their way of hiding the problems under the tough demeanor they display. Unfortunately others don't seem to understand and are clueless about the predicament of the person on hand, what's worse is they even accuse the person of being shameful to be around. That see-mt to have done the trick, the desire to live has left entirely, and now the person is asking to be sold, one final humiliation as they can longer call anything their own. It is their belief that death is victorious and they can no longer hold it off, still the person is "too lame for this way" which roughly translate into "I don't deserve this". He is now prepared on giving up. The end.