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.
From counted out to feared, some say
That I'm back with a vengeance, I never left
I smell your fear, cause I'm back with a vengeance
Bruised tattered and torn, if it's punishing
Overtimes even the score
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
One foot in Hell, up on the highway
Now I'm back with a vengeance, no matter what I've said
The vendetta's not dead, I'm back with a vengeance
Bruised tattered and torn, if it's punishing
Overtimes even the score
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
No The last of me
No The last of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
I've been waiting all this time, because time is on my side
Not in the future time is now
Because time is on my side
On my side
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
No The last of me
No Don't you ever think
I've got some news for you
No The last of me
No Don't you ever think
No You've seen the last of me
That I'm back with a vengeance, I never left
I smell your fear, cause I'm back with a vengeance
Bruised tattered and torn, if it's punishing
Overtimes even the score
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
One foot in Hell, up on the highway
Now I'm back with a vengeance, no matter what I've said
The vendetta's not dead, I'm back with a vengeance
Bruised tattered and torn, if it's punishing
Overtimes even the score
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
No The last of me
No The last of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
I've been waiting all this time, because time is on my side
Not in the future time is now
Because time is on my side
On my side
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
Don't start thinking that you've got the best of me
I've got some news for you, you ain't seen the last of me, no
No The last of me
No Don't you ever think
I've got some news for you
No The last of me
No Don't you ever think
No You've seen the last of me
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