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 am the master of the game
that made a fool of you
I'm watching from the highest tower
You got the aura to enchant them - and a symphony
And I have got the power
You better taste - they call it life: my special area
I'm breeding winners over there (yeah)
Ain't it a sin to turn your back
On what you re given
It's time to take your share
God left me for dead
I've been turning my head
Away from the living
the time has come
To gamble for gain
To tear down the gate
And see what's inside
We rock the ball!
Been smashed to the ground
Arose from devotion
To take a look and see what is inside
Sight of the crown: Another angel down (oooh)
We rock the ball!
I'm facing my pain
With a rage (?) and a symphony
Driven by the wounds I cannot hide
Rise above the crowd: another angel down
We'll see a black hole will be left up in the starry sky
We gotta mourn another angel
If I am just a light descending to caducity
It's still so far away
There's no tomorrow
I don't remember yesterday
I'm just living for tonight
And all the love I'm not gonna waste
No more: I won't, spill what's divine!
They left you for dead
Turning your head
Away form the living
From flesh and blood
You've got the draw and desire to claw
For fortune and fame
We rock the ball!
Been smashed to the ground
Arose from devotion
To take a look and see what is inside
Sight of the crown: Another angel down
We rock the ball!
I'm facing my pain
With a rage (?) and a symphony
Driven by the wounds I cannot hide
Rise above the crowd: another angel down
[Guitar Solo]
We rock the ball!
Been smashed to the ground
Arose from devotion
To take a look and see what is inside
Sight of the crown: Another angel down
We rock the ball!
I'm facing my pain
With a rage (?) and a symphony
Driven by the wounds I cannot hide
Rise above the crowd: another angel down
that made a fool of you
I'm watching from the highest tower
You got the aura to enchant them - and a symphony
And I have got the power
You better taste - they call it life: my special area
I'm breeding winners over there (yeah)
Ain't it a sin to turn your back
On what you re given
It's time to take your share
God left me for dead
I've been turning my head
Away from the living
the time has come
To gamble for gain
To tear down the gate
And see what's inside
We rock the ball!
Been smashed to the ground
Arose from devotion
To take a look and see what is inside
Sight of the crown: Another angel down (oooh)
We rock the ball!
I'm facing my pain
With a rage (?) and a symphony
Driven by the wounds I cannot hide
Rise above the crowd: another angel down
We'll see a black hole will be left up in the starry sky
We gotta mourn another angel
If I am just a light descending to caducity
It's still so far away
There's no tomorrow
I don't remember yesterday
I'm just living for tonight
And all the love I'm not gonna waste
No more: I won't, spill what's divine!
They left you for dead
Turning your head
Away form the living
From flesh and blood
You've got the draw and desire to claw
For fortune and fame
We rock the ball!
Been smashed to the ground
Arose from devotion
To take a look and see what is inside
Sight of the crown: Another angel down
We rock the ball!
I'm facing my pain
With a rage (?) and a symphony
Driven by the wounds I cannot hide
Rise above the crowd: another angel down
[Guitar Solo]
We rock the ball!
Been smashed to the ground
Arose from devotion
To take a look and see what is inside
Sight of the crown: Another angel down
We rock the ball!
I'm facing my pain
With a rage (?) and a symphony
Driven by the wounds I cannot hide
Rise above the crowd: another angel down
Lyrics submitted by Raff2603
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