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.
There's a ghost in my living room
In silent sets, moving through
The attic in chemicals
Dissolve in two
There's a flaw in my chemistry
The chill swells and follows me
In choirs of cold machines
And their smoking skin
These bones reside within
A crack spool of medicine
The distant hum that blooms as we run
No way to displace
In broken light
The cold grey night
A ghost still around me
Leave another ghost behind
In silent sets, moving through
The attic in chemicals
Dissolve in two
There's a flaw in my chemistry
The chill swells and follows me
In choirs of cold machines
And their smoking skin
These bones reside within
A crack spool of medicine
The distant hum that blooms as we run
No way to displace
In broken light
The cold grey night
A ghost still around me
Leave another ghost behind
Lyrics submitted by enjoyyourroots
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This is what I hear: "There's a ghost in my living room. In silent sets moving through the attic, in chemicals dissolves in two. There's a flaw in my chemistry. The chill swells and follows me in choirs of cold machines and their smoking skin. These bones reside within the crack spool of medicine. The distant hum that blooms as we run, no way to displace. In broken light the cold grey night, a ghost still around me. *Leave another ghost behind."
I agree, I think she said "Leave another ghost behind" not "Leaving all their ghosts behind"
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disequilibrium (The attic in chemicals-Dissolve in two) *