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.
Another child
Fell to earth from guilt and lies
Don't have no sense in life
His time is wasted
In came the widow black
It was a foul attack
A letter written as goodbye
It's all a lie
Courtney
You killed Kurt
You will go down â?? Be punished
I'm the drugs you're abusing
Courtney
You fucking cunt
Yeah you broke up the mentors
In the wrath of an army
You paid a man
Known as Detective Grant
Suspicions rose, But towards you
You're diggin' gold
The gear for horse was wrapped
3 times a deadly snap
The shotgun calling out a name
On who's to blame
Fell to earth from guilt and lies
Don't have no sense in life
His time is wasted
In came the widow black
It was a foul attack
A letter written as goodbye
It's all a lie
Courtney
You killed Kurt
You will go down â?? Be punished
I'm the drugs you're abusing
Courtney
You fucking cunt
Yeah you broke up the mentors
In the wrath of an army
You paid a man
Known as Detective Grant
Suspicions rose, But towards you
You're diggin' gold
The gear for horse was wrapped
3 times a deadly snap
The shotgun calling out a name
On who's to blame
Lyrics submitted by Killswitch Engage
The Widow Black Lyrics as written by Bo Sommer Jakob Nordahl Hansen
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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