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.
Little light, lead us through the night
And if we die, burn down the forest
Chariots, carry us
Distances we don't care to walk
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
Why doesn't anyone I know sleep?
Are they all just scared of their dreams?
When they lay their heads down at night
What are they haunted by?
Why won't anyone just close their eyes?
Could it hurt them to rest for a while?
Do they need their friends to be a lover?
Or a lover to be a friend?
Because I'm on my way to hell
Well, I've tried God knows that I've tried
I'm on my way to hell
One time, two times
Three times again
Sitting duck, running out of luck
Our car's stuck on the train crossing
How am I ever gonna know peace?
How will I ever see your light through the trees?
I want to burn down everything we've begun
I want to kill and eat my young
Because I'm on my way to hell
Well, I've tried God knows that I've tried
I'm on my way to hell
One time, two time
Three time again
I'm on my way to hell
Well, I've tried God knows that I've tried
I'm on my way to hell
One time, two time
Three time again
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
Oft times clouded is the ray
That in heaven beckons me
Oft my wandering heart is lured
On some bypath far from thee
Father, when my footsteps stray
Guide me back into thy way
Father with thee, oh, let me be
On life's highway, god with thee
And if we die, burn down the forest
Chariots, carry us
Distances we don't care to walk
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
Why doesn't anyone I know sleep?
Are they all just scared of their dreams?
When they lay their heads down at night
What are they haunted by?
Why won't anyone just close their eyes?
Could it hurt them to rest for a while?
Do they need their friends to be a lover?
Or a lover to be a friend?
Because I'm on my way to hell
Well, I've tried God knows that I've tried
I'm on my way to hell
One time, two times
Three times again
Sitting duck, running out of luck
Our car's stuck on the train crossing
How am I ever gonna know peace?
How will I ever see your light through the trees?
I want to burn down everything we've begun
I want to kill and eat my young
Because I'm on my way to hell
Well, I've tried God knows that I've tried
I'm on my way to hell
One time, two time
Three time again
I'm on my way to hell
Well, I've tried God knows that I've tried
I'm on my way to hell
One time, two time
Three time again
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
I'm on my way to hell
Oft times clouded is the ray
That in heaven beckons me
Oft my wandering heart is lured
On some bypath far from thee
Father, when my footsteps stray
Guide me back into thy way
Father with thee, oh, let me be
On life's highway, god with thee
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