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.
I never was an honest man!
I never was an honest man!
I never was an honest man!
I never was! I never was!
If truth was a woman
Then maybe I'd try her
Cause I guess being honest
Only made me a liar
I just pray to God
That history will wipe me out
My way of coping.
That's what it's all about
So if you wanna
Be force-fed true depression
Why don't you fuckin' gag
On my bitter erection
And if you wanna see life
Through the eyes of the dying
Please take mine,
Because I'm way past crying
I was born a dying man
That's how I wrote
"Dead mans hand"
When hell is the promised land
Why waste time with a master plan
If hope was a woman
Then maybe I'd try her
Cause I know being happy
Only makes me a liar
I just pray to God
That history will wipe me out
My way of coping.
That's what it's all about
So if you wanna
Be force-fed true depression
Why don't you fuckin' gag
On my bitter erection
And if you wanna see life
Through the eyes of the dying
Please take mine,
Because I'm way past crying
I've always known that I would die
I've always known that I would die
I've always known that I would die
That's why these eyes are always dry
If God was a whore
Then maybe I'd buy her
But I know believing
Will only make me a liar
I just pray to God
That history will wipe me out
My way of coping.
That's what it's all about
I never was an honest man!
I never was an honest man!
I never was! I never was!
If truth was a woman
Then maybe I'd try her
Cause I guess being honest
Only made me a liar
I just pray to God
That history will wipe me out
My way of coping.
That's what it's all about
So if you wanna
Be force-fed true depression
Why don't you fuckin' gag
On my bitter erection
And if you wanna see life
Through the eyes of the dying
Please take mine,
Because I'm way past crying
I was born a dying man
That's how I wrote
"Dead mans hand"
When hell is the promised land
Why waste time with a master plan
If hope was a woman
Then maybe I'd try her
Cause I know being happy
Only makes me a liar
I just pray to God
That history will wipe me out
My way of coping.
That's what it's all about
So if you wanna
Be force-fed true depression
Why don't you fuckin' gag
On my bitter erection
And if you wanna see life
Through the eyes of the dying
Please take mine,
Because I'm way past crying
I've always known that I would die
I've always known that I would die
I've always known that I would die
That's why these eyes are always dry
If God was a whore
Then maybe I'd buy her
But I know believing
Will only make me a liar
I just pray to God
That history will wipe me out
My way of coping.
That's what it's all about
Lyrics submitted by medicineman
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