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.
Look how you've grown,
it's etched in skin and bone,
dressed in make-up
and bleached out in the roses.
That¹s hollow and tasteless,
where spirits make love and pretty corpses hold their brides.
Do you know I'd never hurt you?
(I loved you so much, we are not broken, we are deathless.)
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
Few words can kill me,
they inspire in your hands!
The sun outside these glass-shaped walls
will burn the flesh off paper dolls,
my lips and tongue they bleed...
We won¹t fall, we¹ll be together,
just the two of us.
That¹s hollow and breathless,
it kills me slowly,
I¹m lost and lonely!
Do you know I'd never hurt you?
(I loved you so much, we are not broken, we are deathless.)
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
I am so sorry,
so take this rose
take this rose
and break this bottle of aged pills,
taste the blue ones
and we will sleep through December.
Awake to the birth of an Angel,
she has your eyes,
and I will hide them, don't worry.
And soon she will grow,
I can¹t believe this is all my fault,
yeah, soon she will grow,
unbury me, and put me back together again.
Taste it!
Sad rose for life
because I am already dead!
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
it's etched in skin and bone,
dressed in make-up
and bleached out in the roses.
That¹s hollow and tasteless,
where spirits make love and pretty corpses hold their brides.
Do you know I'd never hurt you?
(I loved you so much, we are not broken, we are deathless.)
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
Few words can kill me,
they inspire in your hands!
The sun outside these glass-shaped walls
will burn the flesh off paper dolls,
my lips and tongue they bleed...
We won¹t fall, we¹ll be together,
just the two of us.
That¹s hollow and breathless,
it kills me slowly,
I¹m lost and lonely!
Do you know I'd never hurt you?
(I loved you so much, we are not broken, we are deathless.)
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
I am so sorry,
so take this rose
take this rose
and break this bottle of aged pills,
taste the blue ones
and we will sleep through December.
Awake to the birth of an Angel,
she has your eyes,
and I will hide them, don't worry.
And soon she will grow,
I can¹t believe this is all my fault,
yeah, soon she will grow,
unbury me, and put me back together again.
Taste it!
Sad rose for life
because I am already dead!
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
So taste it and we will never be alone,
I¹ll take the first bite,
yeah, I am Ghost,
say goodnight to you,
my darling, my darling.
Lyrics submitted by VerminElder
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