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.
Clero Inmundo de Caníbales
Lleno de Putas y Bastardos
Desdibujado en Aguas Profundas
Con Poesía de Barcos Naufragados
Musa Incomprendida
Tu Menstruación Esmeralda
Me llega en tibios Oleajes
Inspiradora y destructiva
Abuso, Absolución, Ausencia, Absinthe
Maldigo vuestra farsa
Mientras la audiencia despierta y aplaude
Sin comprender
Mi gesto idioma
Eternidad momentánea
Vomitiva no conoces mi nombre
Yo soy sangre, piedra y fuego
... Mi raza extinta mora en el silencio
¡Absinthe!
Vagabundo, inquilino de la nada
Viajo junto a las quimeras salvajes
Y en las noches alimento las hogueras
Con cercos hechos de clavos y espinas
Aprendí de sabios fósiles
Que la arena fue montaña
Mientras cruzamos pantanos
Y escupimos tumbas vacías
... Acercarse es alejarse...
... Acercarse es alejarse...
Lleno de Putas y Bastardos
Desdibujado en Aguas Profundas
Con Poesía de Barcos Naufragados
Musa Incomprendida
Tu Menstruación Esmeralda
Me llega en tibios Oleajes
Inspiradora y destructiva
Abuso, Absolución, Ausencia, Absinthe
Maldigo vuestra farsa
Mientras la audiencia despierta y aplaude
Sin comprender
Mi gesto idioma
Eternidad momentánea
Vomitiva no conoces mi nombre
Yo soy sangre, piedra y fuego
... Mi raza extinta mora en el silencio
¡Absinthe!
Vagabundo, inquilino de la nada
Viajo junto a las quimeras salvajes
Y en las noches alimento las hogueras
Con cercos hechos de clavos y espinas
Aprendí de sabios fósiles
Que la arena fue montaña
Mientras cruzamos pantanos
Y escupimos tumbas vacías
... Acercarse es alejarse...
... Acercarse es alejarse...
Lyrics submitted by Eseth
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