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.
To a bond
Underneath a bridge between two trees
Both blowing leaves
Into that great ravine
You came swimming with me
I like how you swim
You do it with ease
Then an oar came down
Struck the water
Bad luck struck us down
Bruised, removed you
Brought you to shore
Before they came for you
Then I watched you disappear
Dripping bloodstained footsteps smear
Don't let the bleeding stop
It's everything you got
In a body
Undergoing night surgery, enemy
Wants to cut into me
I escaped in the nick of time,
Centipede
Floats by on a leaf
I like how it floats
It does it with ease
Saw you on the ledge
Talked you down
Talked your ear off, then
We walked around
'Till you had to leave
To catch a train
At 10
Gone around the bend
But bound like Chinese feet
Don't go unraveling
Travelling into the blue
Returned to look for you
Couldn't say goodbye
The porch light in my heart
Had gone out in the dark
And flies
Had gone out in the dark
Like flies
Gone out in the dark
Underneath a bridge between two trees
Both blowing leaves
Into that great ravine
You came swimming with me
I like how you swim
You do it with ease
Then an oar came down
Struck the water
Bad luck struck us down
Bruised, removed you
Brought you to shore
Before they came for you
Then I watched you disappear
Dripping bloodstained footsteps smear
Don't let the bleeding stop
It's everything you got
In a body
Undergoing night surgery, enemy
Wants to cut into me
I escaped in the nick of time,
Centipede
Floats by on a leaf
I like how it floats
It does it with ease
Saw you on the ledge
Talked you down
Talked your ear off, then
We walked around
'Till you had to leave
To catch a train
At 10
Gone around the bend
But bound like Chinese feet
Don't go unraveling
Travelling into the blue
Returned to look for you
Couldn't say goodbye
The porch light in my heart
Had gone out in the dark
And flies
Had gone out in the dark
Like flies
Gone out in the dark
Lyrics submitted by FiberOpticJesus
To a Bond Lyrics as written by Nicholas Shanahan Thorburn
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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then I watched you dissapear dripping bloodstained footsteps smear don't let the bleeding stop it's everything you got
this part almost made me cry the first time i heard it. don't let the bleeding stop/it's everything you got, that is so passionate. i don't know, it just gets me every time.
man I love this song. My favorite part in this song is
I escaped in the nick of time, centipede floats by on a leaf I like how it floats it does it with ease
that part is so awesome when you have this song blaring. I love islands. I can listen to arm's way forever and not get sick of it
i agree i listen to all of arm's way blaring loud.
my favorite parts are 'i like how you swim, you do it with eeaase' and
the porchlight in my heart had gone out in the dark and flies had gone out in the dark like flies gone out in the dark
amazing and beautiful song
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