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.
Chorus:
Do you hear me?
Tell me can you feel me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
Do you believe me?
Or do you just fear me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
ohhh hohhh hohhh
We pave the streets
To walk between us, we pay for these
Lock the doors and teach our kids to be neighbourly
Little defence to de-lineate A from be
We work 6 days
Come home and rake the leaves
They want to save the trees
And free the ???
Only if they could see
Perceive the threat
We face at home
If only we could let
This make believe cease
And take the deepest breath
There's an unseen sickness in the air of despair
Terror ridden homes that's prone to welfare
Compare to the lush comforts of elsewhere
?Teens? in the suburbs, pretending we care
I swear, if you look at life in the positive light
And honour my insight, as long as my pen writes
Invite the whole world to be free, reality not just based on TV
Do you hear me? (But do you hear me?)
Tell me do you feel me? (Tell me do you feel me?)
Better days coming
For you and for me (for you and me)
Chorus:
Do you hear me?
Tell me can you feel me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
Do you believe me?
Or do you just fear me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
I feel concerned in the ???, ??? we all out, ?shit? just burns inside of me
Turn your head and earn your salary, its all just lies to me
We encourage you to listen to the truth, deeply rooted in the minds
Reward the illusion through the view of the blind
Very few are in the movement who refuse to define
?While the prove? that design?, in all due time
But if we sew these seeds, sew these trees
Gonna blossom all these leaves, and deep cedar roots
And as we carefully plan, to live and care for the land
In all, we share what we can, and you can eat the fruit
And when they tell us our lies, undercover disguises
We sever the ties and never be confused
And when we have to decide, to rise and gather the tribes
No matter the price, we will speak the truth
Chorus:
Do you hear me?
Tell me can you feel me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
Do you believe me?
Or do you just fear me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
ohhh hohhh hohhh
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
Do you hear me?
Tell me can you feel me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
Do you believe me?
Or do you just fear me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
ohhh hohhh hohhh
We pave the streets
To walk between us, we pay for these
Lock the doors and teach our kids to be neighbourly
Little defence to de-lineate A from be
We work 6 days
Come home and rake the leaves
They want to save the trees
And free the ???
Only if they could see
Perceive the threat
We face at home
If only we could let
This make believe cease
And take the deepest breath
There's an unseen sickness in the air of despair
Terror ridden homes that's prone to welfare
Compare to the lush comforts of elsewhere
?Teens? in the suburbs, pretending we care
I swear, if you look at life in the positive light
And honour my insight, as long as my pen writes
Invite the whole world to be free, reality not just based on TV
Do you hear me? (But do you hear me?)
Tell me do you feel me? (Tell me do you feel me?)
Better days coming
For you and for me (for you and me)
Chorus:
Do you hear me?
Tell me can you feel me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
Do you believe me?
Or do you just fear me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
I feel concerned in the ???, ??? we all out, ?shit? just burns inside of me
Turn your head and earn your salary, its all just lies to me
We encourage you to listen to the truth, deeply rooted in the minds
Reward the illusion through the view of the blind
Very few are in the movement who refuse to define
?While the prove? that design?, in all due time
But if we sew these seeds, sew these trees
Gonna blossom all these leaves, and deep cedar roots
And as we carefully plan, to live and care for the land
In all, we share what we can, and you can eat the fruit
And when they tell us our lies, undercover disguises
We sever the ties and never be confused
And when we have to decide, to rise and gather the tribes
No matter the price, we will speak the truth
Chorus:
Do you hear me?
Tell me can you feel me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
Do you believe me?
Or do you just fear me?
Better days coming
For you and for me...
ohhh hohhh hohhh
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
(uhhhh huuhhhhhh huuhhhhhh)
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