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.
No time for words just choose sides
No fear cause no one can hide
No room to keep this inside
I'm on the front line yelling out the battle cry
Steppin' with my Armageddon, weapon I'll wet 'em and let 'em
Step again, Armageddon weapon will wet 'em again
Steppin' with my Armageddon, weapon I'll wet 'em and let 'em
Step again, step again
I'm sick of waiting and hearing this instigation
It's time to take over the station (and get y'all pissed off)
It's like my patience it's worse then the situation
So I keep a straight face and scream (all you all get lost)
It's not society nah, can't beat sobriety
Something inside of me is keeping me down
It's cause you lie to me and take away my privacy
I used to stay quiet but look at me now
No time for words just choose sides (no)
No fear cause no one can hide (no)
No room to keep this inside (so where you at?)
Front line yellin' out the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
(No!) I won't calm down
(No!) I won't put my fire arm down
(Hell no!) We're either leaving here or fightin'
Or we're writin' some new rules and I'm doing the writin'
Who are you to govern me, how could you govern
If you got no fuckin' love for me
I see the love but I don't see it's brotherly
Ya love to rape me, hate me, smother me
So I'm gonna be steppin' with my Armageddon
Weapon I'll wet 'em and let 'em
Step again Armageddon weapon will wet 'em step again
No time for words just choose sides (no)
No fear cause no one can hide (no)
No room to keep this inside (so where you at?)
Front line yellin' out the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I used to stay quiet but look at me now
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
No fear cause no one can hide
No room to keep this inside
I'm on the front line yelling out the battle cry
Steppin' with my Armageddon, weapon I'll wet 'em and let 'em
Step again, Armageddon weapon will wet 'em again
Steppin' with my Armageddon, weapon I'll wet 'em and let 'em
Step again, step again
I'm sick of waiting and hearing this instigation
It's time to take over the station (and get y'all pissed off)
It's like my patience it's worse then the situation
So I keep a straight face and scream (all you all get lost)
It's not society nah, can't beat sobriety
Something inside of me is keeping me down
It's cause you lie to me and take away my privacy
I used to stay quiet but look at me now
No time for words just choose sides (no)
No fear cause no one can hide (no)
No room to keep this inside (so where you at?)
Front line yellin' out the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
(No!) I won't calm down
(No!) I won't put my fire arm down
(Hell no!) We're either leaving here or fightin'
Or we're writin' some new rules and I'm doing the writin'
Who are you to govern me, how could you govern
If you got no fuckin' love for me
I see the love but I don't see it's brotherly
Ya love to rape me, hate me, smother me
So I'm gonna be steppin' with my Armageddon
Weapon I'll wet 'em and let 'em
Step again Armageddon weapon will wet 'em step again
No time for words just choose sides (no)
No fear cause no one can hide (no)
No room to keep this inside (so where you at?)
Front line yellin' out the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I used to stay quiet but look at me now
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
I thought I heard the battle cry
I could have sworn I heard the battle cry
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