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.
It’s all around
A solid wall of lies
Designed on massive scales
Still, we endure and tolerate
Because we know we cannot stop the fall
Because we know it’s getting worst day after day
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
We are destined
To be expendable products
To emulate cheap happiness
Like zealots, we imitate
We do our part
Secluded in vain deceptions
But soon glory fades
And there is nothing left but suffering
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
Our god is dead
Since we have been proclaimed divine
We have become but empty shells
No faith could feed or sustain us
We drift from place to place
Sunken in miserable dreams
We feel no love, we feel no hate
Then face the heart of destruction
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
A solid wall of lies
Designed on massive scales
Still, we endure and tolerate
Because we know we cannot stop the fall
Because we know it’s getting worst day after day
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
We are destined
To be expendable products
To emulate cheap happiness
Like zealots, we imitate
We do our part
Secluded in vain deceptions
But soon glory fades
And there is nothing left but suffering
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
Our god is dead
Since we have been proclaimed divine
We have become but empty shells
No faith could feed or sustain us
We drift from place to place
Sunken in miserable dreams
We feel no love, we feel no hate
Then face the heart of destruction
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
Look at the world
We’ve got nothing to preserve
In this hollow life
We are broken deep within
Lyrics submitted by Isolate
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