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.
Shizuka ni sora ni kaeru anata no sugata wo
"What else can i do besides avenge you?"
namida ga kareru made zutto mitsume
Afureru kanashimiwa kesenai Kisuato ni
wasurewa wa shinai to chikatta
Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase
subete wo keshite miseyou
itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru
saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
"You told me to live as if you were to die tomorrow Feel as if you were to be reborn now.face as if you were to live forever"
fureru yubi de akai namida wo nazotta
"I had nothing to lose, nothing to lose."
hakanai omoide ga yami ni ochite yuku
saigo no hohoemi ga ukande wa kieru
nukumori dake wo nokoshite
yasashii dake no kotoba nara
ima no boku wa iyasenai
hateshinaku tsudzuku tatakai ni
kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
Itsuka wa kono sora ni daremo ga kaeru kara
wakare no kotoba wa iranai
"Hey come on!"
Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase
subete wo keshite miseyou
itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru
saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
yasashii dake no kotoba nara
ima no boku wa iyasenai
hateshinaku tsudzuku tatakai ni
kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
Redemption(2x)
"What else can i do besides avenge you?"
namida ga kareru made zutto mitsume
Afureru kanashimiwa kesenai Kisuato ni
wasurewa wa shinai to chikatta
Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase
subete wo keshite miseyou
itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru
saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
"You told me to live as if you were to die tomorrow Feel as if you were to be reborn now.face as if you were to live forever"
fureru yubi de akai namida wo nazotta
"I had nothing to lose, nothing to lose."
hakanai omoide ga yami ni ochite yuku
saigo no hohoemi ga ukande wa kieru
nukumori dake wo nokoshite
yasashii dake no kotoba nara
ima no boku wa iyasenai
hateshinaku tsudzuku tatakai ni
kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
Itsuka wa kono sora ni daremo ga kaeru kara
wakare no kotoba wa iranai
"Hey come on!"
Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase
subete wo keshite miseyou
itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru
saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
yasashii dake no kotoba nara
ima no boku wa iyasenai
hateshinaku tsudzuku tatakai ni
kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
Redemption(2x)
Lyrics submitted by xx_kisou_xx
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