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.
Hands cover whispers of the lovers fright
Fear-cloaked renditions of that autumn night
Digging up rumors of the kids in the park
What awful things happened in the dark?
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
In the cellar buried six feet deep
The lover's shaken from a dreamless sleep
Nails clawing splinters from the ceiling and floor
Shrieking like the witches 'til his stitches are sore
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
Calling for the other
Searching for her lover
Secrets she discovers
Drain her face of color
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
Fear-cloaked renditions of that autumn night
Digging up rumors of the kids in the park
What awful things happened in the dark?
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
In the cellar buried six feet deep
The lover's shaken from a dreamless sleep
Nails clawing splinters from the ceiling and floor
Shrieking like the witches 'til his stitches are sore
Take just one last dare
Pretend you don't care
Till twilight falls
Wait, is someone else here?
And I can't stop my tears
I've never been so scared
Calling for the other
Searching for her lover
Secrets she discovers
Drain her face of color
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
One, two, three, four, underneath cellar floor
Five, six, seven, eight, lover will suffocate
Lyrics submitted by LadyLucifer
Lover's End Lyrics as written by Michael Rainbow Michael Hanmer
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"Hands cover whispers of the lovers' fright Fear-cloaked renditions of that autumn night Digging up rumours of the kids in the park What awful things happened in the dark?"
She' a grown woman now but can remember how dark she was as a teenager. And she can see her teenage self gagging her boyfriend and was powerless to stop it.
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"Wait, is someone else here? And I can't stop my tears I've never been so scared"
Reffering to her good side trying to WARN him not to but she's scared because she knows he'll try and be the 'big man' and still go.
"In the cellar buried 6 feet deep The lover's shaken from a dreamless sleep Nails clawing splinters from the ceiling and floor Shrieking like the witches til his stitches are sore"
He takes the dare as she feared, he walks into the cellar and she walks in with him. It's too late and her evil side took over and knocked him out, she buried him 6 feet underground and he's SO tightly packed underneath there that the splinters are clawing into him.
"Calling for the other, searching for her lover Secrets she discovers drain her face of color."
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"1.. 2.. 3.. 4 Underneath the cellar floor 5.. 6..7..8 Lover will suffocate"
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