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.
Solo tambores
Que invocan al amor
Los que resuenan
Para que llueva
Paz y bonanza
Sobre la tierra
Por nuestra culpa
Se han corrompido
Los corazones
Y a nuestras almas
Ya no le quedan
Más que no dolores
Prende la caldera
Que en el fuego se quema
Que todita la mentira
Y se derriten las penas
Prende la caldera
Mira que hay luna llena
Baila conmigo esta danza
Del amor
Bailala,
Que de las penas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
Bailala,
Que de las penas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
El corazón
Padre perdónanos por los pecado,
Sana la tierra
Mira que todos necesitamos
Paz y no guerra
Prende la caldera
Que en el fuego se quema
Que todita la mentira
Y se derriten las penas
Prende la caldera
Mira que hay luna llena
Baila conmigo esta danza
Del amor
Bailala,
Que de las penas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
Bailala,
Que de las buenas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
El corazón
Bailala
Bailala
Bailala
Bailala
Que invocan al amor
Los que resuenan
Para que llueva
Paz y bonanza
Sobre la tierra
Por nuestra culpa
Se han corrompido
Los corazones
Y a nuestras almas
Ya no le quedan
Más que no dolores
Prende la caldera
Que en el fuego se quema
Que todita la mentira
Y se derriten las penas
Prende la caldera
Mira que hay luna llena
Baila conmigo esta danza
Del amor
Bailala,
Que de las penas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
Bailala,
Que de las penas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
El corazón
Padre perdónanos por los pecado,
Sana la tierra
Mira que todos necesitamos
Paz y no guerra
Prende la caldera
Que en el fuego se quema
Que todita la mentira
Y se derriten las penas
Prende la caldera
Mira que hay luna llena
Baila conmigo esta danza
Del amor
Bailala,
Que de las penas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
Bailala,
Que de las buenas te cura
Bailala,
Para que ahuyentes la amargura
Bailala,
Que así le pones sabrosura
Te cura, te cura
El corazón
Bailala
Bailala
Bailala
Bailala
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