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.
No more songs against the war
Too many already and I don't want to sing them anymore
It's f-u-c-k, 1 2 3 4
Hey Joe, where can I go with two cents in my hand for billionaires and oil lords?
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
How can any of us sleep
When slaughter's what it takes to show such strength in human unity?
To bring us all into the streets?
I know I told you that I wouldn't march no more but strange how yesterday repeats
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
While the East was bein' won
Good little patriots were scared to wonder how their country might be run
It's because of all their bombs and guns
We got a million songs against the war and I hate every one of them
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Too many already and I don't want to sing them anymore
It's f-u-c-k, 1 2 3 4
Hey Joe, where can I go with two cents in my hand for billionaires and oil lords?
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
How can any of us sleep
When slaughter's what it takes to show such strength in human unity?
To bring us all into the streets?
I know I told you that I wouldn't march no more but strange how yesterday repeats
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
While the East was bein' won
Good little patriots were scared to wonder how their country might be run
It's because of all their bombs and guns
We got a million songs against the war and I hate every one of them
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
Liberation by the missiles of democracy
These songs for peace
How I wish they'd turn into antiques
To never sing against war again
Lyrics submitted by concreteblues
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its about how the anti war movement can be just that, a war. its very easy to be apathetic after so many faliures. no matter how many signs are made, no matter how many of us yell, no matter how many bricks are thrown, it sometimes seems we cannot win. All that being said this song is about how we cannot give up, we cannot stop shouting, doesnt matter how tired we get or how powerless we feel we cannot give up this war
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