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.
March for the fatherland before there’s no hope
For the cause supremacy
Tell the young ones shape still forming thoughts
In the Fuhrer they believed
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
All others taken humanity forsaken
Noble blood is what we seek
[Chorus:]
As one nation we shall rise
Control all under the sun
Divide and conquer is our cry
For the cause
Pure blood
Jack boots smash the pavement
Hear crying families never saw, never heard a thing
Spread propaganda to shield all worthless lies
In they Fuhrer they believed
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
Put through crucifixion never explained detention
The dying scream as though relieved
[Chorus]
Arrived at hell on earth
Where peace is what you want
Herder like cattle never to be found
They took their pride away
Stripped life of all it’s meaning
Blatant racist tear them down
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
Don’t dream of freedom, don’t speak your mind
Don’t you ever make a sound
[Chorus]
Now I lay down to sleep
They burn my bones to ash
Led to showers that rinse my soul
My shadow’s final cast
A rancid smell of rotten flesh
Covering fields of grey
Insanity is sanity
When counting numbered days
Slaughtered by the thousands
They took them one by one
Why didn’t they have a fighting chance
Racism gone too far
Preserve the noble blood
Destruction from the mind of man
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
We make your destiny
We take your history
By use of force you’ll comprehend
[Chorus]
For the cause supremacy
Tell the young ones shape still forming thoughts
In the Fuhrer they believed
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
All others taken humanity forsaken
Noble blood is what we seek
[Chorus:]
As one nation we shall rise
Control all under the sun
Divide and conquer is our cry
For the cause
Pure blood
Jack boots smash the pavement
Hear crying families never saw, never heard a thing
Spread propaganda to shield all worthless lies
In they Fuhrer they believed
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
Put through crucifixion never explained detention
The dying scream as though relieved
[Chorus]
Arrived at hell on earth
Where peace is what you want
Herder like cattle never to be found
They took their pride away
Stripped life of all it’s meaning
Blatant racist tear them down
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
Don’t dream of freedom, don’t speak your mind
Don’t you ever make a sound
[Chorus]
Now I lay down to sleep
They burn my bones to ash
Led to showers that rinse my soul
My shadow’s final cast
A rancid smell of rotten flesh
Covering fields of grey
Insanity is sanity
When counting numbered days
Slaughtered by the thousands
They took them one by one
Why didn’t they have a fighting chance
Racism gone too far
Preserve the noble blood
Destruction from the mind of man
His vicious logic spreads
But still they overlooked
To late to stop it now
They succeeded once
Don’t let it happen here
Power of man can bring you down
Fight it back no matter what the price
If it means bloodshed to be free
We make your destiny
We take your history
By use of force you’ll comprehend
[Chorus]
Lyrics submitted by JackH83
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