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.
Alright
So if you got em, light em up
Open your minds
Lets go to war
Today's the day
The time is here
We take back control
And conquer our fears
For as it was written my friend
So shall it be
I ride with the most high
Who can stand against me
Ride with me
An advance towards the light
In the darkness
I break it down slowly
Roll up and spark this
In this moment on this track
I attack all the lies
We accepted as truth
We were duped
By the schoolbooks and teachers
The blind leading the blind
Through the garden of eden
But time after time
We had the prophets to lead us
Still line after line
Was written down to decieve us
But they will never defeat us
Until the end of time
I will rebel in the face of all tyrants
The fire burns on high
As above so below, now be careful
Until the end of time
We will fight for the rights of our children
The fire burns inside
My curiosity leads me to Zion
Wake the fuck up
So if you got em - Light em up
Warriors
Come out and play
In the year 20-07 AD
The working man got so tired of waiting
Not all those who have eyes
Will see what I'm saying
Not all those who have ears
Will hear a note that we playing
Homie you know me
I don't fuck with no phonies
All these cronies in this industry
Can all kneel down and blow me
I came to do battle
With the counsel of churches
Politicians and gunmen
Who would lie, rob, and hurt us
Keep us deaf, blind, and dumb
So we can't find out guns
Asleep when the storm troopers come
For our moms
So run nigga run
Til you can't catch your breath
It's too late
'cause you already dead
But you wide awake
You already dead
But you wide awake
You already dead
But you wide awake
You already dead
You're in a fucking coma
Until the end of time
I will rebel in the face of all tyrants
The fire burns on high
As above so below, now be careful
Until the end of time
We will fight for the rights of our children
The fire burns inside
My curiosity leads me to Zion
Listen carefully
I don't have much time left
There are so many things I want to tell you
But we gotta be careful
I think I'm being watched
Galileo was imprisoned by the church
For exposing that the earth was not at the center of the universe
So in 1616 they already had control
Of what they thought you and I were allowed to know
They knew the world wasn't flat
But that was knowledge we weren't supposed to have
They knew all about the new world
Way before Christopher Columbus set sail
Witness the rebirth of Atlantis
And we're all apart of it
What a beautiful fucking time to be alive, eh?
You know I'm not surprised the Illuminati had to keep it a secret
I'm surrounded by fucking idiots
Jesus fucking fucking Christ
Until the end of time
The fire burns on high
Until the end of time
The fire burns inside
My curiosity leads me to Zion
Wake the fuck up
So if you got em - light em up
Warriors
So if you got em - light em up
Warriors
So if you got em, light em up
Open your minds
Lets go to war
Today's the day
The time is here
We take back control
And conquer our fears
For as it was written my friend
So shall it be
I ride with the most high
Who can stand against me
Ride with me
An advance towards the light
In the darkness
I break it down slowly
Roll up and spark this
In this moment on this track
I attack all the lies
We accepted as truth
We were duped
By the schoolbooks and teachers
The blind leading the blind
Through the garden of eden
But time after time
We had the prophets to lead us
Still line after line
Was written down to decieve us
But they will never defeat us
Until the end of time
I will rebel in the face of all tyrants
The fire burns on high
As above so below, now be careful
Until the end of time
We will fight for the rights of our children
The fire burns inside
My curiosity leads me to Zion
Wake the fuck up
So if you got em - Light em up
Warriors
Come out and play
In the year 20-07 AD
The working man got so tired of waiting
Not all those who have eyes
Will see what I'm saying
Not all those who have ears
Will hear a note that we playing
Homie you know me
I don't fuck with no phonies
All these cronies in this industry
Can all kneel down and blow me
I came to do battle
With the counsel of churches
Politicians and gunmen
Who would lie, rob, and hurt us
Keep us deaf, blind, and dumb
So we can't find out guns
Asleep when the storm troopers come
For our moms
So run nigga run
Til you can't catch your breath
It's too late
'cause you already dead
But you wide awake
You already dead
But you wide awake
You already dead
But you wide awake
You already dead
You're in a fucking coma
Until the end of time
I will rebel in the face of all tyrants
The fire burns on high
As above so below, now be careful
Until the end of time
We will fight for the rights of our children
The fire burns inside
My curiosity leads me to Zion
Listen carefully
I don't have much time left
There are so many things I want to tell you
But we gotta be careful
I think I'm being watched
Galileo was imprisoned by the church
For exposing that the earth was not at the center of the universe
So in 1616 they already had control
Of what they thought you and I were allowed to know
They knew the world wasn't flat
But that was knowledge we weren't supposed to have
They knew all about the new world
Way before Christopher Columbus set sail
Witness the rebirth of Atlantis
And we're all apart of it
What a beautiful fucking time to be alive, eh?
You know I'm not surprised the Illuminati had to keep it a secret
I'm surrounded by fucking idiots
Jesus fucking fucking Christ
Until the end of time
The fire burns on high
Until the end of time
The fire burns inside
My curiosity leads me to Zion
Wake the fuck up
So if you got em - light em up
Warriors
So if you got em - light em up
Warriors
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