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.
And his face shown like the sun
Rejoice, rejoice the tide has come
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
Take us away to a better place
Take us away to a better place
Take us away to a better place
Take us away to a better place
When the skin bound to your limbs traces back to home
The sand pulls you back in working through your skull
The sand pulls you back in working through your skull
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
And I will pray and climb to the highest of highs
To get back to the ground again
And oh God to be home again
With back drop hills and florescent lit skies
Burning images into the backs of your eyes
Into the backs of your eyes
Into the backs of your
We're all singled by our desires
That love can fix but life builds walls
We're all singled by our desires
That love can fix but life builds walls
Rejoice, rejoice the tide has come
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
Take us away to a better place
Take us away to a better place
Take us away to a better place
Take us away to a better place
When the skin bound to your limbs traces back to home
The sand pulls you back in working through your skull
The sand pulls you back in working through your skull
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
Tide has come to take us all
Tide has come to take us
And I will pray and climb to the highest of highs
To get back to the ground again
And oh God to be home again
With back drop hills and florescent lit skies
Burning images into the backs of your eyes
Into the backs of your eyes
Into the backs of your
We're all singled by our desires
That love can fix but life builds walls
We're all singled by our desires
That love can fix but life builds walls
Lyrics submitted by sakeofmotionxxx
The Tide Lyrics as written by Nitin Sawhney
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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"And his face shown like the sun Rejoice, rejoice the tide has come."
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"Take us away to a better place." -He is extremely excited to enter Heaven, perhaps jaded by his Earthly life.
"When the skin bound to your limbs traces back to home, the sand pulls you back in working through your skull." -I am not entirely sure, but this could mean that once he leaves his mortal body, he will inherit a new and spiritual body in Heaven. He may also be saying that his mind will be enlightened with knowledge, and it will be purified.
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"We're all singled by our desires That love can fix but life builds walls We're all singled by our desires That love can fix but life builds walls." -at the end of the song, he seems to begin discussing something kind of irrelevant to the subject of the song. He is saying that Earthly desires can "build walls" or set limits, and we can end up hurting ourselves. He goes on to saying that love, which is a referrence to Godly love (Christians believe that God's love is the most pure, beautiful, and perfect love out of all types of love), can fix all things, and knock down all obstacles. Everyone needs God, yet continue to reject him.
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I agree with your interpretation