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.
A stream of blood is runnin', runnin' down the east,
In the slaughterhouse of salvia they're celebrating a big feast
Collecting dead bodies became their only sick challenge
The borders of atrocity are running out of balance
The dreadful beast did proudly sharpen his knives
Thousands of husbands are losing their wives
Proudly they present their dead trophies on TV
You've to pay with your life if you want to be free!
Tears of blood
Running down a cold check,
Eyes have seen so much
Sorrow committed by a freak!
Tears of blood,
Will leave their deep traces
To remember all the deadly screaming faces!
Now everything is over we're starting to forget,
For a fowl nation it's time now to regret
But hatred will dig the scares deep in their hearts,
So the pain will end we're it starts!
In the slaughterhouse of salvia they're celebrating a big feast
Collecting dead bodies became their only sick challenge
The borders of atrocity are running out of balance
The dreadful beast did proudly sharpen his knives
Thousands of husbands are losing their wives
Proudly they present their dead trophies on TV
You've to pay with your life if you want to be free!
Tears of blood
Running down a cold check,
Eyes have seen so much
Sorrow committed by a freak!
Tears of blood,
Will leave their deep traces
To remember all the deadly screaming faces!
Now everything is over we're starting to forget,
For a fowl nation it's time now to regret
But hatred will dig the scares deep in their hearts,
So the pain will end we're it starts!
Lyrics submitted by Thrash Metal Rulez
Tears of Blood Lyrics as written by Michael Sifringer Marcel Schirmer
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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