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.
(Sung by Joe Romersa)
There deep, deep in forest night children dance the waltz
They laugh whispering hand in hand, just like children like to do
Their eyes, what are they looking for, white dress flutters the beat
Their song starting to make some sense, (yeah) but only if you're listening
Dance, dance like butterflies, shadows appear right before my eyes
Sound echo the obsurd, hard to explain something that I heard
Now, hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
Again, see how the children play, red moon colours the trees
Their feet, innocence rustling sounds, oh, playful dream-like fantasy
Dance, dance like butterflies, (yeah yeah) shadows appear right before my eyes
Sound echo the obsurd, (yeah) hard to explain something that I heard
Now, hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
Now, hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
Hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
There deep, deep in forest night children dance the waltz
They laugh whispering hand in hand, just like children like to do
Their eyes, what are they looking for, white dress flutters the beat
Their song starting to make some sense, (yeah) but only if you're listening
Dance, dance like butterflies, shadows appear right before my eyes
Sound echo the obsurd, hard to explain something that I heard
Now, hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
Again, see how the children play, red moon colours the trees
Their feet, innocence rustling sounds, oh, playful dream-like fantasy
Dance, dance like butterflies, (yeah yeah) shadows appear right before my eyes
Sound echo the obsurd, (yeah) hard to explain something that I heard
Now, hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
Now, hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
Hear the forest talking insects and birds
Does the scent of soil and beast bring the life in to the animal you hide
It's a great illusion one never knows
When you think you're really alone, feel the eyes of someone looking in on you
Lyrics submitted by GhettoAstronaut
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