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.
Your warm embrace has been replaced by cold.
And those defiant have fallen.
Broken by the floor another rain-streaked face.
Left alone to drown in malice.
And your bleeding heart can only heal so much.
We can't weather this storm for longing.
And water cannot cleanse the blood from our past.
Can you hear your crying wish?
Because your prayers remain.
Answerless.
Your prayers remain.
In sweet decay.
Your prayers remain.
In this sweet decay.
Your love failed me.
Broken hearts and shattered dreams could never carry your fractured world.
So just throw it all away.
Your love is lost on us.
Just throw it all away.
Your love is lost on us.
And those defiant have fallen.
Broken by the floor another rain-streaked face.
Left alone to drown in malice.
And your bleeding heart can only heal so much.
We can't weather this storm for longing.
And water cannot cleanse the blood from our past.
Can you hear your crying wish?
Because your prayers remain.
Answerless.
Your prayers remain.
In sweet decay.
Your prayers remain.
In this sweet decay.
Your love failed me.
Broken hearts and shattered dreams could never carry your fractured world.
So just throw it all away.
Your love is lost on us.
Just throw it all away.
Your love is lost on us.
Lyrics submitted by ..butiadoreher..
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