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.
When I go deaf
I won't even mind
Yeah, I'll be all right
I'll be just fine
I'll stay out all night
Looking at the sky
I'll still have my sight
Yeah, I'll still have my eyes
And we will make love
We won't have to fight
We won't have to speak
And we won't have to lie
And I'll stop writing songs
Stop scratching out lines
I won't have to fake
And it won't have to rhyme
When I go deaf
When I go deaf
When I go deaf
When I go deaf (etc)
I won't even mind
Yeah, I'll be all right
I'll be just fine
I'll stay out all night
Looking at the sky
I'll still have my sight
Yeah, I'll still have my eyes
And we will make love
We won't have to fight
We won't have to speak
And we won't have to lie
And I'll stop writing songs
Stop scratching out lines
I won't have to fake
And it won't have to rhyme
When I go deaf
When I go deaf
When I go deaf
When I go deaf (etc)
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@Mo Ohless Alan Sparhawk's guitar tone alone will make them go deaf. Pun intended.
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best song from the new album, amazing lyrics
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ohhh my god.. right when everything comes together; beautiful. The first time I heard it I completely didn't expect it and it totally made me throw my hands up and I just sat there alone in my room with my hands in the air and let it blare. (one of those moments you'd actually never confess in real life in front of someone.. hehe)
's about heaven.
@iembalm $$$$$
This song so powerful. I love the contrast of quite and minimal then blasting guitar and shout singing. It feels like a defiant song against something.
maybe he's just not afraid of going deaf.