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.
Katson pohjaan joen sulaneen
Vesi taittaa valon himmenneen
Katson itseeni, katson sairauteen
Itseni kaikesta vapautan
Niin kylmä maa jolla makaan
Tunnen sen liikkeen jokaisen
Yhteen hetkeen mahtuu elämä
Ajatukset virtaavat veden matkassa
Niin lämmin utuinen ilma
Kaukana aurinko silmiltä piilossa
Maailman suljen nyrkkiini veriseen
Itseni kaikesta vapautan
Hetken kai luulin olleeni muualla
Turvassa jumalten kostolta
Missä kohdin kuljimme harhaan?
Ei kukaan täällä voi sitä kertoa
Varjona kuljen kuolleiden maassa
Näen kaikki ympärillä kuolleina
Joskus kai synnyin uuteen maailmaan
En tiennyt sen päättyvän näin
Kynnyksellä uuden uljaan ajan
Yhä mietin miten tänne päädyin
Kuinka loppumme sai alkunsa
Kuka siitä oli vastuussa
En nähnyt suurta petoa
En kuullut lopun pasuunoita
Kukaan ei tuhonnut aurinkoa
Vain ihminen kylvi tulta
Aikamme päättyi suruun ja ruttoon
Veli veljeltään elämän niitti
Missä kohdin kuljimme harhaan?
Jäi kaikille jaettavaksi kuolleiden maa
Olen siellä mistä kaikki alkaa uudelleen
Missä valo ei värejä näytä
Kaikkialle levittäytyy tasainen niitty
Vain taivas ylläni vaalenee
Käy rauhaisena vierelläni tuuli
Itse silmäni suljen ja itken
Tänne jään, kaipuuta vailla
Rikotun henkeni veden virtaan annan
Olen siellä mistä kaikki alkaa uudelleen
Tyhjänä näyttäytyy ikuisuus ja aukenee
Kuolleille kuolleiden maa
[English translation:]
To the bottom of a thawed river I look
Water bends the dimmed light
I look into myself, I look into sickness
And release myself from everything
So cold the ground which I lie upon
I feel it's every move
Life contained in one moment
Thoughts flow along with water
So warm the foggy air
Far the sun, hidden from my eyes
In my bloody fist I enclose the world
And release myself from everything
For a while I must've thought I was elsewhere
Safe from the gods' revenge
Where did we go astray?
Nobody here can tell
As a shadow I walk in the land of the dead
I see everyone around me deceased
Someday, I must have been born into a new world
I did not know this was how it would end
On the threshold of a brave new era
Still wondering how I ended up here
How our ending commenced
And who was responsible
I did not see a massive beast
Did not hear the trumpets of doom
Nobody destroyed the sun
Fire was sowed by man alone
Our time ended in sorrow and plague
Brothers killed by brothers
Where did we go astray?
Left for all to divide, the land of the dead
I am there where everythings starts and
Where the light shows no colours
An even meadow stretching everywhere
Only the sky above me growing lighter
A calm breeze is blowing beside me
I close my eyes and weep
Here I shall remain, without yearning
My broken spirit I shall give to the streaming waters
I am there where everything starts anew
Eternity shows itself empty and opens up
For the deceased, the land of the dead
Vesi taittaa valon himmenneen
Katson itseeni, katson sairauteen
Itseni kaikesta vapautan
Niin kylmä maa jolla makaan
Tunnen sen liikkeen jokaisen
Yhteen hetkeen mahtuu elämä
Ajatukset virtaavat veden matkassa
Niin lämmin utuinen ilma
Kaukana aurinko silmiltä piilossa
Maailman suljen nyrkkiini veriseen
Itseni kaikesta vapautan
Hetken kai luulin olleeni muualla
Turvassa jumalten kostolta
Missä kohdin kuljimme harhaan?
Ei kukaan täällä voi sitä kertoa
Varjona kuljen kuolleiden maassa
Näen kaikki ympärillä kuolleina
Joskus kai synnyin uuteen maailmaan
En tiennyt sen päättyvän näin
Kynnyksellä uuden uljaan ajan
Yhä mietin miten tänne päädyin
Kuinka loppumme sai alkunsa
Kuka siitä oli vastuussa
En nähnyt suurta petoa
En kuullut lopun pasuunoita
Kukaan ei tuhonnut aurinkoa
Vain ihminen kylvi tulta
Aikamme päättyi suruun ja ruttoon
Veli veljeltään elämän niitti
Missä kohdin kuljimme harhaan?
Jäi kaikille jaettavaksi kuolleiden maa
Olen siellä mistä kaikki alkaa uudelleen
Missä valo ei värejä näytä
Kaikkialle levittäytyy tasainen niitty
Vain taivas ylläni vaalenee
Käy rauhaisena vierelläni tuuli
Itse silmäni suljen ja itken
Tänne jään, kaipuuta vailla
Rikotun henkeni veden virtaan annan
Olen siellä mistä kaikki alkaa uudelleen
Tyhjänä näyttäytyy ikuisuus ja aukenee
Kuolleille kuolleiden maa
[English translation:]
To the bottom of a thawed river I look
Water bends the dimmed light
I look into myself, I look into sickness
And release myself from everything
So cold the ground which I lie upon
I feel it's every move
Life contained in one moment
Thoughts flow along with water
So warm the foggy air
Far the sun, hidden from my eyes
In my bloody fist I enclose the world
And release myself from everything
For a while I must've thought I was elsewhere
Safe from the gods' revenge
Where did we go astray?
Nobody here can tell
As a shadow I walk in the land of the dead
I see everyone around me deceased
Someday, I must have been born into a new world
I did not know this was how it would end
On the threshold of a brave new era
Still wondering how I ended up here
How our ending commenced
And who was responsible
I did not see a massive beast
Did not hear the trumpets of doom
Nobody destroyed the sun
Fire was sowed by man alone
Our time ended in sorrow and plague
Brothers killed by brothers
Where did we go astray?
Left for all to divide, the land of the dead
I am there where everythings starts and
Where the light shows no colours
An even meadow stretching everywhere
Only the sky above me growing lighter
A calm breeze is blowing beside me
I close my eyes and weep
Here I shall remain, without yearning
My broken spirit I shall give to the streaming waters
I am there where everything starts anew
Eternity shows itself empty and opens up
For the deceased, the land of the dead
Lyrics submitted by Zadion
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