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.
Oooooo.
Another river runs against the grain
Another is born
Each filled with anguish
Deep within he's dying every day
To find his way
He is lost
So consumed
Can you feel him somewhere in the fallout
Is someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him from afar he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
So frustrated
He walks the line alone
Courage sets him apart
He is so famished
All he once embraced he now disowns
He let it go
All the while
He still waits
Can you feel him somewhere in the fallout
He is someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him from afar he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
Left behind he's walking burning still he tries
To unearth the meaning to this life
Cast aside his weary bleeding (?)
Disconnected still he fights to the lost (?)
Can you feel him somewhere in the fallout
Is someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him from afar he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
Another river runs against the grain
Another is born
Each filled with anguish
Deep within he's dying every day
To find his way
He is lost
So consumed
Can you feel him somewhere in the fallout
Is someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him from afar he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
So frustrated
He walks the line alone
Courage sets him apart
He is so famished
All he once embraced he now disowns
He let it go
All the while
He still waits
Can you feel him somewhere in the fallout
He is someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him from afar he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
Left behind he's walking burning still he tries
To unearth the meaning to this life
Cast aside his weary bleeding (?)
Disconnected still he fights to the lost (?)
Can you feel him somewhere in the fallout
Is someone just like you
Who's lost to find the truth
Can you hear him from afar he cries out
For the answer to be shown
As he dares to walk the fallout on his own
Lyrics submitted by zohaib, edited by PompeY2J, Talann, hackingislife, Impero, cheesedip1, Octavarium64
Fallout Lyrics as written by Myles Kennedy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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