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.
Coming in, coming in, kill the radio silence
Breakdown in LA
Giving up, giving in to a feeling of violence
There's hell to pay
So, let's light another match, stop living in the past
Where nobody can hear me now
Blow the lock off the cage
Watch the children come of age
When their parents stop to take a bow
Nothing takes root in this barren soil
Nothing takes root in this barren soil
Maybe there's no one there at all
Hold on, the worst is yet to come
Save your money for hired guns
Hold strong, when everything you loved is gone
Slow down, stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Line 'em up on the wall, coming out with their hands up
Give 'em all the chair
Let it burn, let it fall, let the end of the world come
Who's left to care?
Nothing takes root in this barren soil
Nothing takes root but we bend and toil
Maybe there's no one there at all
Hold on, the worst is yet to come
Save your money for the hired guns
Hold strong, when everything you loved is gone
Slow down, stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Hold on, the worst is yet to come
Save your money for hired guns
Hold strong, when everything you loved is gone
Slow down, stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Breakdown in LA
Giving up, giving in to a feeling of violence
There's hell to pay
So, let's light another match, stop living in the past
Where nobody can hear me now
Blow the lock off the cage
Watch the children come of age
When their parents stop to take a bow
Nothing takes root in this barren soil
Nothing takes root in this barren soil
Maybe there's no one there at all
Hold on, the worst is yet to come
Save your money for hired guns
Hold strong, when everything you loved is gone
Slow down, stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Line 'em up on the wall, coming out with their hands up
Give 'em all the chair
Let it burn, let it fall, let the end of the world come
Who's left to care?
Nothing takes root in this barren soil
Nothing takes root but we bend and toil
Maybe there's no one there at all
Hold on, the worst is yet to come
Save your money for the hired guns
Hold strong, when everything you loved is gone
Slow down, stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Hold on, the worst is yet to come
Save your money for hired guns
Hold strong, when everything you loved is gone
Slow down, stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Stop living in the shadow of a helicopter
Lyrics submitted by Bskiffington
MH 4.18.2011 Lyrics as written by Thomas Delonge Travis Barker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Like I said I'm not going to scour the internet for a reference, but it was in a magazine at Hot Topic that I happened to pick up... Mark said it himself in an interview.
He said it in the live chat they did on the UK release date, too. He also said that the "stop living in the shadow of a helicopter" line had a meaning, but he didn't want to say what it was at the time.
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Funny thing mark said the same exact thing.
When asked what the metaphor means on Tumblr, Mark responded:
"living with fear or oppression. i was driving home from the studio and a helicopter flew overhead, and by chance its shadow crossed right in front of me. i thought of people whose life everyday is spent with these shadows circling."
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