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.
You have a way with light
you make it long for you
soldier, and his devotee
the saddest light i've ever seen
you have a way with silence
beneith your pillow it lays, sleep
sqeezing the worn leather handle
a smile finds you, at midnight,
your mouth in sweet familiarity
I think
this time
you forget what's mightier than swords
I hold
the ace
and when it shows i'm killing you with words
you have an eye for the ill-fated
in the mirror you learn
you can't stand it, keep crying
keep turning scars into memorys
until the souls of sinners burn
don't look
it's me
as bright as the whitest light can be
my world
my rules
one swift erase away from an amputee
swift erase away....
swift erase away....
my world, my rules
my world, my rules
my world
my world, my rules
you have a way with light
(you have a way with light)
you make it long for you
(you make it long for you)
soldier, and his devotee
the saddest light i've ever seen
you make it long for you
soldier, and his devotee
the saddest light i've ever seen
you have a way with silence
beneith your pillow it lays, sleep
sqeezing the worn leather handle
a smile finds you, at midnight,
your mouth in sweet familiarity
I think
this time
you forget what's mightier than swords
I hold
the ace
and when it shows i'm killing you with words
you have an eye for the ill-fated
in the mirror you learn
you can't stand it, keep crying
keep turning scars into memorys
until the souls of sinners burn
don't look
it's me
as bright as the whitest light can be
my world
my rules
one swift erase away from an amputee
swift erase away....
swift erase away....
my world, my rules
my world, my rules
my world
my world, my rules
you have a way with light
(you have a way with light)
you make it long for you
(you make it long for you)
soldier, and his devotee
the saddest light i've ever seen
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these are from the cd jacket. i'd imagine the original post is just misheard lyrics
You have a way with light You make it long for you Soldier, and his devotee The saddest light I've ever seen
You have a way with silence Beneith your pillow it lays, cheap Sqeezing the worn leather handle A smile finds you at midnight, You mouth sweet familiarity
Not me, this time You forget what's mightier than swords I hold the ace And when it shows I'm killing you with words
You have an eye for the ill-fated In the mirror you learned To keep stabbing, keep crying Keep turning stars into memorys Until the souls of sinners burn
Don't look, it's me As bright as the whitest light can be My world, My rules One swift erase away from an amputee Swift erase away.... Swift erase away....
My world, my rules My world, my rules My world My world, my rules
You have a way with light (You have a way with light) You make it long for you (You make it long for you) Soldier, and his devotee The saddest light I've ever seen