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.
See the fire that burns through people
It's so strong and bright
Was no error of human kindness
Didn't turn out right
In the ending the infinite danger
Had nothing to do with my life
That's when I realized that
I was the stranger
Watching the two worlds collide
Welcome to the the empire of future
This can't be for real
Welcome to the empire of future
You know it must be believed
Welcome to the empire of future
Its all things revealed
Welcome to the empire of future
It is forever the answer
There were no lies brought to me back then
I would have done no harm
A skin that feels like a python that breathes
A trail must be leaving its mark
Now he tells me that I will live to be old
Fear comes over my system realizing
The fortress of his hand will make you see more clearly
In the ending the infinite danger
Had nothing to do with my life
That's when I realized that I was the stranger
Watching the two worlds collide
Welcome to the the empire of future
This can't be for real
Welcome to the empire of future
You know it must be believed
Welcome to the empire of future
Its all things revealed
Welcome to the empire of future
It is forever the answer
In place of secrets that are known
If it weren't for grief
There would be no blindness here
If it weren't for me
It's so strong and bright
Was no error of human kindness
Didn't turn out right
In the ending the infinite danger
Had nothing to do with my life
That's when I realized that
I was the stranger
Watching the two worlds collide
Welcome to the the empire of future
This can't be for real
Welcome to the empire of future
You know it must be believed
Welcome to the empire of future
Its all things revealed
Welcome to the empire of future
It is forever the answer
There were no lies brought to me back then
I would have done no harm
A skin that feels like a python that breathes
A trail must be leaving its mark
Now he tells me that I will live to be old
Fear comes over my system realizing
The fortress of his hand will make you see more clearly
In the ending the infinite danger
Had nothing to do with my life
That's when I realized that I was the stranger
Watching the two worlds collide
Welcome to the the empire of future
This can't be for real
Welcome to the empire of future
You know it must be believed
Welcome to the empire of future
Its all things revealed
Welcome to the empire of future
It is forever the answer
In place of secrets that are known
If it weren't for grief
There would be no blindness here
If it weren't for me
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Empire of Future Lyrics as written by D C Cooper Alex Beyrodt
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