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.
Poison fills your lungs
Saying your name is free
I only die to late
Crawling all over your lifeless body
Miles away
Dishonor awaits us all
You are gone forever
Overcome by the perils of existence
How can I forgive you?
If I never knew your pain
And how can I forgive you?
When I can't forgive myself
I never gave you
I just wish that life never tore us apart
I never gave you
I regret how I turn my back
This is not the closure that I seek
This is my only way to forgive myself
I never gave you
I just wish that life never tore us apart
I never gave you
I regret how I turn my back
This is not the closure that I seek
This is my only way to forgive myself
All those days still last without you
And it's still so far for you
And the war goes on without you
With all that's left and that could have been
This is not the closure that I seek
This is my only way to forgive myself
How can I forgive you?
If I never knew your pain
Saying your name is free
I only die to late
Crawling all over your lifeless body
Miles away
Dishonor awaits us all
You are gone forever
Overcome by the perils of existence
How can I forgive you?
If I never knew your pain
And how can I forgive you?
When I can't forgive myself
I never gave you
I just wish that life never tore us apart
I never gave you
I regret how I turn my back
This is not the closure that I seek
This is my only way to forgive myself
I never gave you
I just wish that life never tore us apart
I never gave you
I regret how I turn my back
This is not the closure that I seek
This is my only way to forgive myself
All those days still last without you
And it's still so far for you
And the war goes on without you
With all that's left and that could have been
This is not the closure that I seek
This is my only way to forgive myself
How can I forgive you?
If I never knew your pain
Lyrics submitted by rainman824
Condemned Until Rebirth Lyrics as written by James Shanahan
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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Poison fills your lungs Setting your demons Free Alone in death you lay Crawl from below your lifeless body Miles away This horror awaits us all You are gone forever Overcome by the perils of existence
How can I forgive you? If I never knew your pain And how can I forgive you? When I can't forgive myself
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This is not the closure that I seek This is my only way to forgive myself
I never damned you I just wish that life never tore us apart I never damned you I regret how I turn my back
This is not the closure that I seek This is my only way to forgive myself
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This is not the closure that I seek This is my only way to forgive myself
How can I forgive you? If I never knew your pain