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'll play your game
But if you lose you're gonna have to pay the price
Broken chains, like a prisoner free at last
The fear inside just up and died
Time will tell if i am wrong
It won't be too long
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
Well I'm not born to lose
I'm not born to lose
You curse my name, as you turn and walk away, from view
It won't be too long
You don't scare me cos you're
Hard to see and it's time
That you were gone
It won't be too long
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
Well I'm not born to lose
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
What you gonna do about it now
What you gonna do about it now
It won't be too long
It won't be too long
It won't be too long
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
What you gonna do about it now
What you gonna do about it now
Ain't nothing I can do about it now
But if you lose you're gonna have to pay the price
Broken chains, like a prisoner free at last
The fear inside just up and died
Time will tell if i am wrong
It won't be too long
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
Well I'm not born to lose
I'm not born to lose
You curse my name, as you turn and walk away, from view
It won't be too long
You don't scare me cos you're
Hard to see and it's time
That you were gone
It won't be too long
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
Well I'm not born to lose
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
What you gonna do about it now
What you gonna do about it now
It won't be too long
It won't be too long
It won't be too long
You think I'm chasing shadows In the dark
What you gonna do about it now
What you gonna do about it now
Ain't nothing I can do about it now
Lyrics submitted by Denzil
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I think there are two separate people- one is "not born to lose", appearing in the second paragraph/stanza, and the other is free of fear, appearing in the first stanza. We don't know what they're competing over and we don't know who wins. The title could be about either of them.
yup title pretty much sums up how stoned members were at the time...the title should be im not born to lose
criminally underrated. love it