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.
Oh, what if I wont go to the show,
will they know that im not a princess like they thought,
just faked like a fursage.
I think I lost my glow,
but I know that the show,
will go on any way, no way.
This is my chance and Im not gonna fail!
This is the Mystique, Of the queen.
She is never in-between.
Old, good and bad.
Its the price you must pay to lead a life in glamour, champain all, night nothing, in her eyes,
but the mild and tempered.
Smiles when its polite, its a fright.
She can never lose her face.
All eyes are watching, they know of her grace.
Flash of a camera,
no reaction but the mild and tempered smile,
Monotonic style.
will they know that im not a princess like they thought,
just faked like a fursage.
I think I lost my glow,
but I know that the show,
will go on any way, no way.
This is my chance and Im not gonna fail!
This is the Mystique, Of the queen.
She is never in-between.
Old, good and bad.
Its the price you must pay to lead a life in glamour, champain all, night nothing, in her eyes,
but the mild and tempered.
Smiles when its polite, its a fright.
She can never lose her face.
All eyes are watching, they know of her grace.
Flash of a camera,
no reaction but the mild and tempered smile,
Monotonic style.
Lyrics submitted by nvsf
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