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.
sometimes army planes go thru the sky
and it's all in the past
so don't you forget about the fact
that you have to keep breathing
when your logic fails and you find it cold
sometimes you want to sink inside
and you face the machine
thousands of flowers all around the machinery
and there's too many and you can't see straight
we all move so slow, always to the noise
i wanna try, i wanna try to stay alive
and they toss in waves in a sinking ship
still remember the beauty in the tragedy
and the wind just dies and sun is hot
my arms around my fear and i won't try to stay
your eyes are machines
we all move so slow, hear my voice trail off
and it's all in the past
so don't you forget about the fact
that you have to keep breathing
when your logic fails and you find it cold
sometimes you want to sink inside
and you face the machine
thousands of flowers all around the machinery
and there's too many and you can't see straight
we all move so slow, always to the noise
i wanna try, i wanna try to stay alive
and they toss in waves in a sinking ship
still remember the beauty in the tragedy
and the wind just dies and sun is hot
my arms around my fear and i won't try to stay
your eyes are machines
we all move so slow, hear my voice trail off
Lyrics submitted by marquicerise
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