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.
What if you are an island of sorrow
Then I'll be the raging sea
What if you are the reaching trees
Then I'll be the storm that with fire rages
The new loneliness
Your name on the door
Just like a diagnose
For venomous disease
Man is the cemetery for unlived life
All for naught
The grand accusation
Your face is your name
Word and shield
Sharp as a curse
Man is the cemetery for unlived life
All for naught
The grand accusation
You chose rejection
Over thoughts of insight
You take action
From focus on intent
And brace for impact
Not waiting for the fall
What cries here, cries inside
Man is the cemetery of unlived life
The grand accusation
What if you were a country of grief
With me the invading force
What if you were to measure the hollow
That captivates and devours you
The new loneliness
Your name on the door
Just like a diagnose
For venomous disease
Man is the cemetery for unlived life
All for naught
Then I'll be the raging sea
What if you are the reaching trees
Then I'll be the storm that with fire rages
The new loneliness
Your name on the door
Just like a diagnose
For venomous disease
Man is the cemetery for unlived life
All for naught
The grand accusation
Your face is your name
Word and shield
Sharp as a curse
Man is the cemetery for unlived life
All for naught
The grand accusation
You chose rejection
Over thoughts of insight
You take action
From focus on intent
And brace for impact
Not waiting for the fall
What cries here, cries inside
Man is the cemetery of unlived life
The grand accusation
What if you were a country of grief
With me the invading force
What if you were to measure the hollow
That captivates and devours you
The new loneliness
Your name on the door
Just like a diagnose
For venomous disease
Man is the cemetery for unlived life
All for naught
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The Grandest Accusation Lyrics as written by Martin Brandstrom Daniel Antonsson
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