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.
We don’t have nothing to talk about but we don’t have something to complain about for it’s a nice world we are living in and I can’t see what could go better now, living in and I can’t see what could go better now
We feel fine with the way things go today and we do love our jobs and superiors so we all smile when we get up at 6am and we don’t fear death cause heaven is waiting, 6am and we don’t fear death cause heaven is waiting jump and whistle in the meadow ‘til the sun goes down cause we’re so glad to be free and see the worlds equality hand in hand, like always, we’ve made it, we made it
And just like every night
Before we make the dreams
We thank god for this
For this world
Of grace and goodness
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
We can not wait ‘til tomorrow cause it’s only getting much better now, now swear: I’ll always nod and say yes so we can debate less I will adopt your theory so there’s no need to guess everything’s written so I’ll deal with it love is what held us, humans together through all these centuries of peace and tolerance
And just like every night
Before we make the dreams
We thank god for this
For this world
Of grace and goodness
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
What to do with it/ What to do with it
What to do with it/ What to do with it
What to do with it/ What to do with it
What to do with it they’ll never be the same
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
We feel fine with the way things go today and we do love our jobs and superiors so we all smile when we get up at 6am and we don’t fear death cause heaven is waiting, 6am and we don’t fear death cause heaven is waiting jump and whistle in the meadow ‘til the sun goes down cause we’re so glad to be free and see the worlds equality hand in hand, like always, we’ve made it, we made it
And just like every night
Before we make the dreams
We thank god for this
For this world
Of grace and goodness
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
We can not wait ‘til tomorrow cause it’s only getting much better now, now swear: I’ll always nod and say yes so we can debate less I will adopt your theory so there’s no need to guess everything’s written so I’ll deal with it love is what held us, humans together through all these centuries of peace and tolerance
And just like every night
Before we make the dreams
We thank god for this
For this world
Of grace and goodness
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
What to do with it/ What to do with it
What to do with it/ What to do with it
What to do with it/ What to do with it
What to do with it they’ll never be the same
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
Let the sun shine in cause all together we’re the lambs of our god
Without omitting
Our charitable leaders
Please take our money for we wouldn’t know what…
Lyrics submitted by Brujeria6SixSeis
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