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, oh I am feeling like a veteran
Uncompensated for the blood I've left to pool on foreign grounds
And I sometimes reach to rub at aching legs
But they've been dust for over a decade
And you're the limb I've lost but somehow I still feel
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope that you're celebrating with people you've missed
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
And now it's only records in my memory
Some little thing you gave posthumously, the details all dragged out
To think of all the paintings we would be without
If Van Gogh had gone and died face down from loss of blood
The night he went and hacked his ear off
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope that you're celebrating with people you've missed
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
How many kids did we have?
How many palms did we shake?
How many prisons did we break out?
How much love did we make?
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope that you're celebrating with people you've missed
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope you're as decorated as the day that you left
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
Uncompensated for the blood I've left to pool on foreign grounds
And I sometimes reach to rub at aching legs
But they've been dust for over a decade
And you're the limb I've lost but somehow I still feel
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope that you're celebrating with people you've missed
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
And now it's only records in my memory
Some little thing you gave posthumously, the details all dragged out
To think of all the paintings we would be without
If Van Gogh had gone and died face down from loss of blood
The night he went and hacked his ear off
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope that you're celebrating with people you've missed
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
How many kids did we have?
How many palms did we shake?
How many prisons did we break out?
How much love did we make?
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope that you're celebrating with people you've missed
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
Until I awake, we just hope that you made it
We hope you're as decorated as the day that you left
And burning like a beacon, guiding our ship around this hellish Sheol
I’m happy to admit that maybe I am a little depressed
‘Cause I'm missing you to death
Lyrics submitted by tjwells, edited by SephNite, foundthevelvetsun7
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