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 remember the day it came
Washed everything in a humbling blue
Highways and ferries the same
Drowned in the flood like the prayers we knew
And I lost all track of my time
And some other current much faster than mine
Took down the trees on the river
Like advice that would never be given
Lay back down with my eyes closed
I let all my air out of my nose
Let all the earth melt to glorious mud
Smiled for a while six feet under the flood
And I couldn't find my boots
The water, it was knee-high
So I lay in my bed
Stared out my window at the dry sky
And I woke up underneath
All that was humbled in blue
Realized I was more
More comfortable than my mother still
Laid back down with my eyes closed
I let all the air out of my nose
I let all my dirt melt to glorious mud
Smiled for a while six feet under the flood
Washed everything in a humbling blue
Highways and ferries the same
Drowned in the flood like the prayers we knew
And I lost all track of my time
And some other current much faster than mine
Took down the trees on the river
Like advice that would never be given
Lay back down with my eyes closed
I let all my air out of my nose
Let all the earth melt to glorious mud
Smiled for a while six feet under the flood
And I couldn't find my boots
The water, it was knee-high
So I lay in my bed
Stared out my window at the dry sky
And I woke up underneath
All that was humbled in blue
Realized I was more
More comfortable than my mother still
Laid back down with my eyes closed
I let all the air out of my nose
I let all my dirt melt to glorious mud
Smiled for a while six feet under the flood
Lyrics submitted by devilishkurumi
The Flood Lyrics as written by Guy Chambers Katie Melua
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Exploration Group LLC
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I think that The Flood is talking about the floods that happened in southern Minnesota over the summer. I don't know much about the details but I know that Mason Jennings lives in Minnesota so it could be a straight reference to those and the effect that it had to those people. Maybe someone died during it because it seems particularly woeful
I think that The Flood is talking about the floods that happened in southern Minnesota over the summer. I don't know much about the details but I know that Mason Jennings lives in Minnesota so it could be a straight reference to those and the effect that it had to those people. Maybe someone died during it because it seems particularly woeful
I think that The Flood is talking about the floods that happened in southern Minnesota over the summer. I don't know much about the details but I know that Mason Jennings lives in Minnesota so it could be a straight reference to those and the effect that it had to those people. Maybe someone died during it because it seems particularly woeful