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.
Pay your respects to the vultures
For they are your future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms…
Of the Amethyst Deceivers
So pay your respects
To the vultures
And to the crows
And to the carrion crows
Those Craven Ravens
And to the carrion crows
And to the rooks
And to the vultures
For they are our future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
The little mushrooms
Those little mushrooms
Welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
Of the amethyst deceivers
For they are your future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms…
Of the Amethyst Deceivers
So pay your respects
To the vultures
And to the crows
And to the carrion crows
Those Craven Ravens
And to the carrion crows
And to the rooks
And to the vultures
For they are our future
Our fathers and mothers have
They have failed to release us
Into the welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
The little mushrooms
Those little mushrooms
Welcoming arms
Of the amethyst
Of the amethyst deceivers
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A memento mori?
First line is by Austin Osman Spare, and an "amethyst deciever" is a very distinctive looking mushroom. davidosbornphotography.co.uk/USERIMAGES/01.Amethyst%20Deciever.jpg
It's about death, it's pretty obvious. We should be aware of that we are all going to die, and we should appreciate life. And we were born to die. Anyway, "Pay your respects to the vultures" is the best metaphor of death I've ever heared.