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.
Your angel eyes never deserved
to be touched by such tragedy
i tried to
warm your empty aura
but now my hopes are soaked in this song
but you just
look at them,
and the tightening of your iris speaks,
it's what you wish,
happiness and semplicity,
it's what you wish,
happiness and semplicity,
"to late", they've gone away with the whispers
of
those who once held you tight
their voices resonate in the walls of your
skull
spill it out, spill it out, spill it out
we both know giving up isn't
the answer
but it's crystal clear it's gone through your head
but please,
Please believe me when i say,
everything, one day, will be dressed with it's
own colors... again
their voices resonate in the walls of your skull
spill
it out, spill it out, spill it out
don't spill it out!
to be touched by such tragedy
i tried to
warm your empty aura
but now my hopes are soaked in this song
but you just
look at them,
and the tightening of your iris speaks,
it's what you wish,
happiness and semplicity,
it's what you wish,
happiness and semplicity,
"to late", they've gone away with the whispers
of
those who once held you tight
their voices resonate in the walls of your
skull
spill it out, spill it out, spill it out
we both know giving up isn't
the answer
but it's crystal clear it's gone through your head
but please,
Please believe me when i say,
everything, one day, will be dressed with it's
own colors... again
their voices resonate in the walls of your skull
spill
it out, spill it out, spill it out
don't spill it out!
Lyrics submitted by JonsterTheMonster
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