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 am the one that has chosen to lead,
The power that grows within me
A force that has come to inherit the earth
My calling
A time and a place for sadistic intent,
I know for when you will bleed
Saving your life is beyond your control,
Wait for my eternal greed
Shortage of time, you are next,
Prepare to die
Power grows in my, look to my supremacy
Force fed in line, death-row,
Prepare to die
Cold-blooded murderer,
Strengthened by the massacre
Destroying the lives of the ones I forsake,
Scour the earth as I take
Searching to quench, thirst of my soul,
It hungers
Cauldrons of blood filing up in the rim,
Enemies die by my hand
Feeding is done, nothing left but the bones,
Left to rot and turn to sand
Building up the walls of the kingdom
Building up the walls of the king
Stronger I grow as I suck out your life,
Pleading as I watch you kneel
Abduction of strength,
I am now in command, I rule
Cities of flesh lay in my path,
Watch as the innocent die
My nation is built from
The souls of the dead,
Born of life to terrify
The power that grows within me
A force that has come to inherit the earth
My calling
A time and a place for sadistic intent,
I know for when you will bleed
Saving your life is beyond your control,
Wait for my eternal greed
Shortage of time, you are next,
Prepare to die
Power grows in my, look to my supremacy
Force fed in line, death-row,
Prepare to die
Cold-blooded murderer,
Strengthened by the massacre
Destroying the lives of the ones I forsake,
Scour the earth as I take
Searching to quench, thirst of my soul,
It hungers
Cauldrons of blood filing up in the rim,
Enemies die by my hand
Feeding is done, nothing left but the bones,
Left to rot and turn to sand
Building up the walls of the kingdom
Building up the walls of the king
Stronger I grow as I suck out your life,
Pleading as I watch you kneel
Abduction of strength,
I am now in command, I rule
Cities of flesh lay in my path,
Watch as the innocent die
My nation is built from
The souls of the dead,
Born of life to terrify
Lyrics submitted by HungerForMore
Cold Blooded Lyrics as written by Waters Comeau
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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