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.
This is for the losers and the rejects
This is for cowards and cynics
You are the reason you're to blame
You're not going to drag me down with you
We are the ones that stand our ground
We are the ones that won't back down
We are the rise but not the fall
We are the writing on the wall
We are unbreakable
This is for the liars and the trainwrecks
This is for the downers and the homesick
You feel the need to rearrange
You're not going to drag me down with you
We are the ones that stand our ground
We are the ones that won't back down
We are the rise but not the fall
We are the writing on the wall
We are unbreakable
So sad, but true
You feel like you're unbreakable
We are the ones that stand our ground
We are the ones that won't back down
We are the rise but not the fall
We are the writing on the wall
We are the firsts but not the lasts
We are the future not the past
We are the ? we are the break
We fight to live another day
We are the unbreakable
This is for cowards and cynics
You are the reason you're to blame
You're not going to drag me down with you
We are the ones that stand our ground
We are the ones that won't back down
We are the rise but not the fall
We are the writing on the wall
We are unbreakable
This is for the liars and the trainwrecks
This is for the downers and the homesick
You feel the need to rearrange
You're not going to drag me down with you
We are the ones that stand our ground
We are the ones that won't back down
We are the rise but not the fall
We are the writing on the wall
We are unbreakable
So sad, but true
You feel like you're unbreakable
We are the ones that stand our ground
We are the ones that won't back down
We are the rise but not the fall
We are the writing on the wall
We are the firsts but not the lasts
We are the future not the past
We are the ? we are the break
We fight to live another day
We are the unbreakable
Lyrics submitted by doneill1027
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