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.
Streets at night they come alive
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones walk the night
The lonely ones, their eyes glow in the dark
They fight with empty bottles and broken hearts
And you know they're never going to die
They're never gonna die
Streets at night they come alive
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones walk the night
Here come the old days, the bad days, the hard days
We'll bring it back, we'll do it fuckin' our way
It's blood for blood, we're never going to die
We're never gonna die
Streets at night they come alive
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones
Between the cracks, is where the others hide
Because the night, it has a thousand eyes
There's no way back, there is no way home
The streets run red with the blood of the unknown
It's all or nothing, we're never going to die
We're never gonna die
Streets at night they come alive
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones walk the night
Sixty-eight! Sixty-eight! Sixty-eight!
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones walk the night
The lonely ones, their eyes glow in the dark
They fight with empty bottles and broken hearts
And you know they're never going to die
They're never gonna die
Streets at night they come alive
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones walk the night
Here come the old days, the bad days, the hard days
We'll bring it back, we'll do it fuckin' our way
It's blood for blood, we're never going to die
We're never gonna die
Streets at night they come alive
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones
Between the cracks, is where the others hide
Because the night, it has a thousand eyes
There's no way back, there is no way home
The streets run red with the blood of the unknown
It's all or nothing, we're never going to die
We're never gonna die
Streets at night they come alive
Lonely ones walk the night
Streets at night have a thousand eyes
Lonely ones walk the night
Sixty-eight! Sixty-eight! Sixty-eight!
Lyrics submitted by IamMajosha
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