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.
commit your body to advice you can't live with
it's hard enough to lose a life that you once lived
and all that's left are all the things
that you've never wanted, never wanted
cause you're trembling at the sight of blood
it leaves you cold and alone
and we can't live on with the sins you've learned
the hunger's gone, gone
cause you know what you have to do just to keep you happy
you know what you have to do just to keep you standing
you know what you have to do
you have changed your reasons
now you're locked and it's too late
you got no redemption with your ways
so you give in move from one neck
to the next to let you live
with one embrace you take a life of innocence
and all that's left still doesn't taste to those
that you've been hunting, that you've been hunting
cause youre trembling at the sight of blood
it leaves you cold and alone
and we cant live on with the sins you've learned
the hunger's gone, gone.
cause you know what you have to do just to keep you happy
you know what you have to do just to keep you standing
you know what you have to do
you have changed your reason
now you're locked and its too late
and you got no redemption with your ways
so you give in
it's hard enough to lose a life that you once lived
and all that's left are all the things
that you've never wanted, never wanted
cause you're trembling at the sight of blood
it leaves you cold and alone
and we can't live on with the sins you've learned
the hunger's gone, gone
cause you know what you have to do just to keep you happy
you know what you have to do just to keep you standing
you know what you have to do
you have changed your reasons
now you're locked and it's too late
you got no redemption with your ways
so you give in move from one neck
to the next to let you live
with one embrace you take a life of innocence
and all that's left still doesn't taste to those
that you've been hunting, that you've been hunting
cause youre trembling at the sight of blood
it leaves you cold and alone
and we cant live on with the sins you've learned
the hunger's gone, gone.
cause you know what you have to do just to keep you happy
you know what you have to do just to keep you standing
you know what you have to do
you have changed your reason
now you're locked and its too late
and you got no redemption with your ways
so you give in
Lyrics submitted by Rain_O_Pain
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