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.
What makes you think that I would just let you walk away?
What’s in my heart of stars to the way I put my hands around your neck
It’s just my way of saying I love you
It’s just my way of saying goodbye
Now forget the death of me
you’re too weak to stand up on your own
Persistent, will be the death of me
You’re dead to play to be next before letting go (letting go)
Nothing you could say would strain the sins across my fixing stitches
Why at home, you’re alone.
So correction, when this was still my hand
and every single cell was made for you
Keep begging, you look good down on your knees
it will make you forget everything you know
There’s something wrong with the smell here
I taste those kisses everywhere
All that you wished for, all that you mean
It all came to sense, I’ll make you bleed
Oh, It’s fire in my brain, it smells like fire (yeah,oh)
Now forget the death of me
you’re too weak to stand up on your own
There’s something about you, meaning everything you do
that makes me wanna grab you by the throat and cut through
Forget my alibi, don’t even need to lie
Can’t wait to cut your throat, while I’m watching you die
What’s in my heart of stars to the way I put my hands around your neck
It’s just my way of saying I love you
It’s just my way of saying goodbye
Now forget the death of me
you’re too weak to stand up on your own
Persistent, will be the death of me
You’re dead to play to be next before letting go (letting go)
Nothing you could say would strain the sins across my fixing stitches
Why at home, you’re alone.
So correction, when this was still my hand
and every single cell was made for you
Keep begging, you look good down on your knees
it will make you forget everything you know
There’s something wrong with the smell here
I taste those kisses everywhere
All that you wished for, all that you mean
It all came to sense, I’ll make you bleed
Oh, It’s fire in my brain, it smells like fire (yeah,oh)
Now forget the death of me
you’re too weak to stand up on your own
There’s something about you, meaning everything you do
that makes me wanna grab you by the throat and cut through
Forget my alibi, don’t even need to lie
Can’t wait to cut your throat, while I’m watching you die
Lyrics submitted by forever_haunted
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