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.
Your lonely cage
Is now unlocked
Once shackled ankles
Now free to walk
The chains that bind you
Are breaking off
One by one
As the floor beneath you drops
Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground
You wait so long
To feel alive
For someone to come
Bring you to life that time is here now
You survived don't hold back
From the ashes you will rise
Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground
No more limitations
No restrictions
No more hesitation
No inhibitions
You have been awakened
You know your life has just begun
You're not just anyone
There's nothing you can't overcome
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
Don't ever take the easy way out
You gotta make everyday count
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
Everything'll come back around
So come on get up off the ground
Get up off the ground
Is now unlocked
Once shackled ankles
Now free to walk
The chains that bind you
Are breaking off
One by one
As the floor beneath you drops
Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground
You wait so long
To feel alive
For someone to come
Bring you to life that time is here now
You survived don't hold back
From the ashes you will rise
Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground
No more limitations
No restrictions
No more hesitation
No inhibitions
You have been awakened
You know your life has just begun
You're not just anyone
There's nothing you can't overcome
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
I want to see your head in the clouds
Get up get off the ground
The sky's the only limit we got now
I see ya reaching out
Through a sea of faces in the crowd
Get up get off the ground
Break the ties to which you have been bound
Don't let this world bring you down
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
Don't ever take the easy way out
You gotta make everyday count
Get up get off the ground
Get up get off the ground
Everything'll come back around
So come on get up off the ground
Get up off the ground
Lyrics submitted by MusicFREAK20
Get Up Lyrics as written by Antony Genn Martin Slattery
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave, Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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