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.
Your call is coming
I'm dreaming away
For what lies hidden
It needs to be found
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found
They will lead us to tomorrow
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
Voices forgotten
I hear them close by
Ghosts from the past i can see through their eyes
Are these the ancestors leaving me signs?
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found
They will lead us to tomorrow
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
The sounds, they are all around
Forces start moving out
Taking sides, though there's so much
That i need to know
And soon it will be shown
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found
They will lead us to tomorrow
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found, they will lead us to tomorrow
When the ghosts are found, they will lead us to tomorrow
If we could restart how it was before tomorrow.
I'm dreaming away
For what lies hidden
It needs to be found
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found
They will lead us to tomorrow
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
Voices forgotten
I hear them close by
Ghosts from the past i can see through their eyes
Are these the ancestors leaving me signs?
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found
They will lead us to tomorrow
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
The sounds, they are all around
Forces start moving out
Taking sides, though there's so much
That i need to know
And soon it will be shown
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found
They will lead us to tomorrow
Sounds of freedom make me wanna try
When the ghosts are found, they will lead us to tomorrow
When the ghosts are found, they will lead us to tomorrow
If we could restart how it was before tomorrow.
Lyrics submitted by SharaelCherin
Sounds of Freedom Lyrics as written by Robert Westerholt Martinus J. E. Martijn Spierenburg
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, SPIERENBURG MUSIC PUBLISHING
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