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.
[Chorus]
One dream in all of us still shining,
One star, the ever lasting light,
So alone, so lost inside, to the ending paradise,
United, victorious, the hearts of our nation tonight.
In the dark December morning light,
Far strong to the burning winds, the fires of Hell will forsake me,
Shattering the chains that ever bind us,
Suffering their pain eternally.
For strong, smash the silence, carry on like before,
Fires burn, still we battle, lost so far away,
Storm with hail fire raging, sun shines down as they kneel,
Lost in times and long forgotten, governing miles away.
Tears fall inside the dream, our last days gone by,
Still alive we feel the pain tonight,
Stars fall through blackened clouds, and dreams that miss rains,
A twilight star in the thousand lights for me.
[Chorus]
And still we save a breath for the world,
Life brings up for us all,
United, victorious, the hearts of our nation tonight.
One dream in all of us still shining,
One star, the ever lasting light
[Chorus]
And still we save a breath for the world,
Life brings up for us all,
United, victorious, the hearts of our nation tonight. [Repeat: x2]
One dream in all of us still shining,
One star, the ever lasting light,
So alone, so lost inside, to the ending paradise,
United, victorious, the hearts of our nation tonight.
In the dark December morning light,
Far strong to the burning winds, the fires of Hell will forsake me,
Shattering the chains that ever bind us,
Suffering their pain eternally.
For strong, smash the silence, carry on like before,
Fires burn, still we battle, lost so far away,
Storm with hail fire raging, sun shines down as they kneel,
Lost in times and long forgotten, governing miles away.
Tears fall inside the dream, our last days gone by,
Still alive we feel the pain tonight,
Stars fall through blackened clouds, and dreams that miss rains,
A twilight star in the thousand lights for me.
[Chorus]
And still we save a breath for the world,
Life brings up for us all,
United, victorious, the hearts of our nation tonight.
One dream in all of us still shining,
One star, the ever lasting light
[Chorus]
And still we save a breath for the world,
Life brings up for us all,
United, victorious, the hearts of our nation tonight. [Repeat: x2]
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correct lyrics (this one isn't as bad as the others, though):
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[Chorus:] One dream in all of us still shining, One star, the ever lasting light, So alone, so lost inside, to the end in paradise, United, victorious, the hearts of our nation tonight.
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That or the UK since that's where they're from.
I don't think it's about a real-world nation, as the members come from different countries (bassist from France, guitarist from New Zealand, keyboardist from Ukraine). Also, it seems like the kind of lyrics that only Americans would sing about their country and mean it...
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