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.
Muscle connects to the bone
And the bone to the ire and the marrow
I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron
Mouth connects to the teeth
And teeth to the loves and curses
Honey
Can you reach the spots that need oiling and fixing?
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
Muscle connects to the bone
And the bone to the ire and the marrow
So I pretend these aren't ten strings attached to all ten of my fingers.
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
If you could only go somewhere else
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
And the bone to the ire and the marrow
I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron
Mouth connects to the teeth
And teeth to the loves and curses
Honey
Can you reach the spots that need oiling and fixing?
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
Muscle connects to the bone
And the bone to the ire and the marrow
So I pretend these aren't ten strings attached to all ten of my fingers.
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
If you could only go somewhere else
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
H-E-L-P
Help me, help me
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Marrow Lyrics as written by Anne Erin Clark
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To me, the lyrics sound like they're being sung by a person who feels like a puppet ("Honey, can you reach the spots/that need oiling and fixing?", "I pretend these aren't ten strings/tied to all ten of my fingers") in that she is being controlled by another person. In the other lyrics, she expresses her desperate desire to escape, and also to be less vulnerable ("...a spine made up of iron").
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yeah, i think that makes sense too. and after watching the music video, i think its about Christianity and atheism. the belief of Christianity could be what is controlling her as a puppet. i think its supposed to be sort of ironic how she is repeating how the body works and how it is controlled in scientific terms, even though it is supposed being controlled by god. she has figured out the truth and now that she knows how things really are, other people are starting to follow her. nearing the end of the video, you see people fighting and doing stupid things which is probably the result of conflict about religion. when everyone finally is followed behind her, she comes back to the reality that people are not going to automatically change their beliefs and that the majority will still be controlled by Christianity.<br /> <br /> oh and just for the record, im not atheist so im not just being biased in this viewpoint :P