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.
For a long long time
I've been in pieces
In the corner of a room
In an endless afternoon
For a long long time
I've been in pieces
For a long long time
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
There is a way down
That I wish I had not found
You just split yourself in two
One for them and one for you
One for them and one for you
For a long long time
I've been in pieces
All the words I mean to say
They never come out the right way
And there are things that I could tell you
But they'll never come out the right way
And there are sides that I could show you
But they'll never come out the right way
Never come out the right way
Never come out the right way
Never come out the right way
Cause I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
In the corner of a room
In an endless afternoon
For a long long time
I've been in pieces
For a long long time
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
There is a way down
That I wish I had not found
You just split yourself in two
One for them and one for you
One for them and one for you
For a long long time
I've been in pieces
All the words I mean to say
They never come out the right way
And there are things that I could tell you
But they'll never come out the right way
And there are sides that I could show you
But they'll never come out the right way
Never come out the right way
Never come out the right way
Never come out the right way
Cause I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
I've been in pieces
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Great song on a great album. The lines "You just split yourself in two/One for them and one for you" are about the difference between how you see yourself and how you present yourself to others (feels connected to That Day) -- you can only remain in pieces for so long until everything comes apart in chaos, which happens to Conor and all the instruments by the end of the song.
is it just me or do people read into things to much haha
being in peices is refering to the frustration of not being able to express yourself properally - ENTIRELY to other people
"There is a way down That I wish I had not found You just split yourself in two One for them and one for you"
: it is just to hard to show people who you are completely and totally it is just to frustrating trying to make other people understand who you TRULY are. cause they never realy get it. sooo. split your self in two, one for them and one for you. dont think i need to explain that one.
you end up just pretending to be someone else <br /> an easier to understand watered down uncomplicated untruthful version of yourself.
Such a pure and raw song.
Definitely about a break up, the way he keeps repeating that he has been in pieces until eventually his pain is too much to relate in mere words and all he can do is howl like a wolf! Gives me shivers every time and anyone who has been in love and lost that love can relate to that pain. This artist will go so far in life, he will "be counted among men" in fact....
To me the howling and chaos of instruments represents the moment he 'becomes a jackal'. I think the whole album is about the change of a person from when they are like the start of this song ( I've been in pieces) to becoming a ruthless person that doesn't care what people think.
There's more to it than that but thats the general idea in my opinion.
It seems to me to be about drug abuse.