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.
Father
Give me just a sign
That I'll survive how can I stay alive
When guns shoot fire
People
I can feel the hate behind their eyes
Insanity rules my life
Got no tomorrow
It's such a long long way from home
And in my heart I can't go on
Lost on this battlefield of hope
I feel so lonely
It's such a long way from home
My bleeding heart
Can't take no more
Another day of war
That's waiting on my way
Darling
There's so much pain
I keep inside
I couldn't believe my eyes
The sky's are burning
Help me
Understand this fight
For wrong or right
What dots it matter now
The world is dying
It's such a long long way from home
And in my heart I can't go on
Lost on this battlefield of hope
I feel so lonely
It's such a long long way from home
My bleeding heart
Can't take no more
Another day of war
That's waiting on my way
It's such a long long way from home
And in my heart I can't go on
Lost on this battlefield of hope
I feel so lonely
It's such a long long way from home
My bleeding heart
Can't take no more
Another day of war
That's waiting on my way
Give me just a sign
That I'll survive how can I stay alive
When guns shoot fire
People
I can feel the hate behind their eyes
Insanity rules my life
Got no tomorrow
It's such a long long way from home
And in my heart I can't go on
Lost on this battlefield of hope
I feel so lonely
It's such a long way from home
My bleeding heart
Can't take no more
Another day of war
That's waiting on my way
Darling
There's so much pain
I keep inside
I couldn't believe my eyes
The sky's are burning
Help me
Understand this fight
For wrong or right
What dots it matter now
The world is dying
It's such a long long way from home
And in my heart I can't go on
Lost on this battlefield of hope
I feel so lonely
It's such a long long way from home
My bleeding heart
Can't take no more
Another day of war
That's waiting on my way
It's such a long long way from home
And in my heart I can't go on
Lost on this battlefield of hope
I feel so lonely
It's such a long long way from home
My bleeding heart
Can't take no more
Another day of war
That's waiting on my way
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Long Way Home Lyrics as written by Bruce Watson Anthony Earl Butler
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