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.
We’re just the braces amidst
These selfish trials and fits
Not so safe or scared or dumb is the rest
Our unravelling has just
Enough of it here to be
Drown propped up and watching
You stare at us pull you down
You read the news
You take the vows
You blame the costs
We play the chords
Now the only course
That traces an end
To the violence
Has left us without any
Chance to stand our ground
Stand up and
March – Get back in line and
Fight – The time to start is
Now – Don’t let yourself play the fool
There’s no way out
Placatingly wound we search
Without purpose the game ends
Promise me today
So tomorrow’s a new surprise
All these sores lingering
Shutdown and loving it
The greedy hands will lie
But we stand ready to strike
Yours is the blood
Theirs is the thirst
The speed the greed
The machines and the paper dolls
We didn’t want this
We didn’t need this
We couldn’t see it coming
But we’re to blame for it
Stand up and
March – Get back in line and
Fight – The time to start is
Now – Don’t let yourself play the fool
There’s no way out
Watch us coming
While you drop away
Bow your fucking heads
And pray for us
‘Cause it’s my time
And it’s our side
You can’t stop us any longer
Bow your head
Pray for us
Bow your head
Pray for us
It’s our time
It’s our side
Bow your head
Prey for us
March – Get back in line and
Fight – The time to start is
Now – Don’t let yourself play the fool
There’s no way out
These selfish trials and fits
Not so safe or scared or dumb is the rest
Our unravelling has just
Enough of it here to be
Drown propped up and watching
You stare at us pull you down
You read the news
You take the vows
You blame the costs
We play the chords
Now the only course
That traces an end
To the violence
Has left us without any
Chance to stand our ground
Stand up and
March – Get back in line and
Fight – The time to start is
Now – Don’t let yourself play the fool
There’s no way out
Placatingly wound we search
Without purpose the game ends
Promise me today
So tomorrow’s a new surprise
All these sores lingering
Shutdown and loving it
The greedy hands will lie
But we stand ready to strike
Yours is the blood
Theirs is the thirst
The speed the greed
The machines and the paper dolls
We didn’t want this
We didn’t need this
We couldn’t see it coming
But we’re to blame for it
Stand up and
March – Get back in line and
Fight – The time to start is
Now – Don’t let yourself play the fool
There’s no way out
Watch us coming
While you drop away
Bow your fucking heads
And pray for us
‘Cause it’s my time
And it’s our side
You can’t stop us any longer
Bow your head
Pray for us
Bow your head
Pray for us
It’s our time
It’s our side
Bow your head
Prey for us
March – Get back in line and
Fight – The time to start is
Now – Don’t let yourself play the fool
There’s no way out
Lyrics submitted by Cyber-Drugs, edited by kind9
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I think
"Yours is the blood Theirs the first"
is
"Yours is the blood Theirs is the thirst"
But I'm not totally sure about that.