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 blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
Wake up in the middle of the semi of the night
With some tears on my pillow and this blood on my knife
And my soul has stained these sheets but they pull up to the side
Who's blood could this be is it yours or is it mine
Take the knife and twist it wheres my heart she missed it
And you know I don't wanna die but baby you insisted
Breathing is a luxury that I just shouldn't have
My heart just keeps on beating and its more than you can stand
Baby please just tell me how we ever went so wrong
We used to sing together and we used to sing a song
We could never sing forever because now my voice has gone
Guess I'm gone forever and you knew it all along
I can see blood all over my hands
The longer you lay next to me the further I ran
Whats it all worth how much can you stand
The longer you stay close to me the further I ran
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
I'm only evil when I need to be but you did this so easily
I tried to treat you equally and listen to your reasoning
But you waited so eagerly while plotting and deceiving me
You came behind me secretly and shattered every piece of me
I had nothing to give so I gave you my life,
You didn't wanna see me live so you gave me your knife,
Did it hurt as you tiptoed coming from behind,
You took away my kids so I guess you killed me twice,
Drag me into the night cos its the one thing you keep,
You knew that I had to die so you could finally sleep,
There's blood all over your knife you know you've burned yourself,
And its a matter of time before you burn in hell,
I can see blood all over my hands
The longer you lay next to me the further I ran
Whats it all worth
How much can you stand
The longer you stay close to me the further I ran
There's blood on my hands
Lure me more so tell me course nor weaving slowly oh
Wont you hold me lure me more so tell me course nor
Weaving slowly oh wont you hold me
I can see blood all over my hands
The longer you lay next to me the further I ran
Whats it all worth how much can you stand the longer
You stay close to me the
I can see blood all over my hands the longer you lay
Next to me the further I ran whats it all worth how
Much can you stand the longer you stay close to you the further I ran
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
Wake up in the middle of the semi of the night
With some tears on my pillow and this blood on my knife
And my soul has stained these sheets but they pull up to the side
Who's blood could this be is it yours or is it mine
Take the knife and twist it wheres my heart she missed it
And you know I don't wanna die but baby you insisted
Breathing is a luxury that I just shouldn't have
My heart just keeps on beating and its more than you can stand
Baby please just tell me how we ever went so wrong
We used to sing together and we used to sing a song
We could never sing forever because now my voice has gone
Guess I'm gone forever and you knew it all along
I can see blood all over my hands
The longer you lay next to me the further I ran
Whats it all worth how much can you stand
The longer you stay close to me the further I ran
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
I'm only evil when I need to be but you did this so easily
I tried to treat you equally and listen to your reasoning
But you waited so eagerly while plotting and deceiving me
You came behind me secretly and shattered every piece of me
I had nothing to give so I gave you my life,
You didn't wanna see me live so you gave me your knife,
Did it hurt as you tiptoed coming from behind,
You took away my kids so I guess you killed me twice,
Drag me into the night cos its the one thing you keep,
You knew that I had to die so you could finally sleep,
There's blood all over your knife you know you've burned yourself,
And its a matter of time before you burn in hell,
I can see blood all over my hands
The longer you lay next to me the further I ran
Whats it all worth
How much can you stand
The longer you stay close to me the further I ran
There's blood on my hands
Lure me more so tell me course nor weaving slowly oh
Wont you hold me lure me more so tell me course nor
Weaving slowly oh wont you hold me
I can see blood all over my hands
The longer you lay next to me the further I ran
Whats it all worth how much can you stand the longer
You stay close to me the
I can see blood all over my hands the longer you lay
Next to me the further I ran whats it all worth how
Much can you stand the longer you stay close to you the further I ran
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
There's blood on my hands
Lyrics submitted by afitch1206, edited by Lunarestia
Mother Murder Lyrics as written by Daniel Murillo Jorel Decker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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