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.
I can't stop drop and roll
Fire been burning out of control
And burning keep the hearts all yearning
And the heads them keep on turning
I dig in, I dig in and sinking my teeth in
Spit fire 'cause I'm the last dragon
Knock, knock them down sizzling with a vision
New York City to Jerusalem
Concrete jungle burn down Babylon
'Cause a simple man am I
With my chest up to the sky
When I walk by, my talk rides high like the wind rewind
I'll be by your side when nighttime it runs on
And the children they ride high
I'll be standing on the sun
Burn into the light, burn into the sun
Find these lines that climb from inside
The dream in between, the words you might
Hear me slur as the vision it blurs
And the sun sets you don't know who to follow
And the path that they passed seems shallow
You never know where you might go
But the seed that you plant is the seed that you sew
And rain down at midnight I ride my bike
King with my broken crown
Brooklyn Bridge to Crown Heights
Fire been burning out of control
And burning keep the hearts all yearning
And the heads them keep on turning
I dig in, I dig in and sinking my teeth in
Spit fire 'cause I'm the last dragon
Knock, knock them down sizzling with a vision
New York City to Jerusalem
Concrete jungle burn down Babylon
'Cause a simple man am I
With my chest up to the sky
When I walk by, my talk rides high like the wind rewind
I'll be by your side when nighttime it runs on
And the children they ride high
I'll be standing on the sun
Burn into the light, burn into the sun
Find these lines that climb from inside
The dream in between, the words you might
Hear me slur as the vision it blurs
And the sun sets you don't know who to follow
And the path that they passed seems shallow
You never know where you might go
But the seed that you plant is the seed that you sew
And rain down at midnight I ride my bike
King with my broken crown
Brooklyn Bridge to Crown Heights
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