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.
Welcome to my panic
And I'm sure you know the fool
Where everything comes crashing down
And madness is the rule
Your mind is set to overload
With doomsday information
I see you've come here just in time
To join the celebration
[CHORUS]_________________________________________
Don't fight it, invite it
Voices in my head
Just try it, entice it
Telling me I'm dead
Don't fight it, invite it
Playing with my brain
Just try it, entice it
Driving me insane
_________________________________________________
Starting with that warm rush,
Slicing down the spine
They tell me that it's not for real,
It happens all the time
But something different's happening
And I think this is the one
I gotta get me outta here,
I gotta turn and run
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Facing the shock and the terror alone,
A time bomb just waiting to blow
You cannot escape and there's nowhere to hide,
You're fleeing with no place to go
Feeling like nothing can save me,
A feeling I know all too well
Imprisonned by paranoid madness,
comdemned to a live spent in hell
Everything is spinning round,
This torture of the soul
My heart is racing, can't stop shaking,
I got to get control
Terrified, don't wanna die,
Hysteria sets in
But when you learn just to invite it,
Panic never wins
[REPEAT CHORUS]
And I'm sure you know the fool
Where everything comes crashing down
And madness is the rule
Your mind is set to overload
With doomsday information
I see you've come here just in time
To join the celebration
[CHORUS]_________________________________________
Don't fight it, invite it
Voices in my head
Just try it, entice it
Telling me I'm dead
Don't fight it, invite it
Playing with my brain
Just try it, entice it
Driving me insane
_________________________________________________
Starting with that warm rush,
Slicing down the spine
They tell me that it's not for real,
It happens all the time
But something different's happening
And I think this is the one
I gotta get me outta here,
I gotta turn and run
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Facing the shock and the terror alone,
A time bomb just waiting to blow
You cannot escape and there's nowhere to hide,
You're fleeing with no place to go
Feeling like nothing can save me,
A feeling I know all too well
Imprisonned by paranoid madness,
comdemned to a live spent in hell
Everything is spinning round,
This torture of the soul
My heart is racing, can't stop shaking,
I got to get control
Terrified, don't wanna die,
Hysteria sets in
But when you learn just to invite it,
Panic never wins
[REPEAT CHORUS]
Lyrics submitted by MasterCracker
Invite It Lyrics as written by Waters
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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