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 kill myself in small amounts
In each relationship it's not about love
Just another funeral
And just another girl left in tears
And I'm waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
I gave my soul to someone else
She must have known that it was already sold
But it was never about her
It was about the hurt
So, I'm waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
I kill myself in small amounts
In each relationship it's not about love
Just another funeral
And just another girl left in tears
Waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
Waiting
Waiting
I'm fading
I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
In each relationship it's not about love
Just another funeral
And just another girl left in tears
And I'm waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
I gave my soul to someone else
She must have known that it was already sold
But it was never about her
It was about the hurt
So, I'm waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
I kill myself in small amounts
In each relationship it's not about love
Just another funeral
And just another girl left in tears
Waiting
With the sound turned off, I'm waiting
Like a glass balloon, I'm fading
Into the void and then I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
Waiting
Waiting
I'm fading
I'm gone, I'm gone, I'm gone
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
They said that hell's not hot
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They Said That Hell's Not Hot Lyrics as written by Brian Hugh Warner Tim Skold
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I love Marilyn because he can be gone for so long and when he comesback, he can give us something that isn't crap.
Other than that, I think this song is about a man-tease. He makes these relationships with girls and what-have-you, then he drops them and fades away. "It was never about her, It was about the hurt", its not that he doesn't like her, it's just he gets a kick out of the fact she's in tears for him. He realizes this, making him feel like a monster, introducing the song by saying that it hurts him the most, in fact, it kills him.
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I believe someone messed up on the lyrics. It should go; I gave my soul to someone else She must have known that It was already sold It was never about her It was about the hurt And I’m waiting With the sound turned off I’m waiting Like a glass balloon And I’m fading Into the void and then I’m gone, I’m gone, I’m gone…
So you all know. : )
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this song makes a lot sense, the girls gone, hes been torn and he kinda couldn't trust love anymroe
"And now I'm waiting" for the first.
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Very much about being hurt, i love the line "In each relationship it’s not About love Just another funeral"
it's not
"it was about the hurt"
it's
"it was about the hearse"
it's in the booklet. i actually bought the cd. i need the art that goes with it.