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.
If you had the courage to stop me from turning
Into what would be the worst in everybody's eyes
Hey, I'm no angel, or the devil of your conscience
To tell you who to be
Good, bad, ugly or otherwise
If you had good common sense
Your choices would be gleaming, flawless
I want no part in this self-deprecating
Worthless chemistry
We made our beds to lie in them proud
Proud of our great mistakes
This warring knife, the flash of its blade
Turn about-face, I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me
'Cause this is our war
Oh, you think they have it all
While you were left with nothing
Oh oh, you've taken the fall for them to walk all over
You made your bed, so soft and comforting
These dream await the grey good morning
We made our beds to lie in them proud
Proud of our great mistakes
This warring knife, the flash of its blade
Turn about-face, I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me
'Cause this is our war
Oh, we've got you by the throat, ha ha ha
All you want to be
Welcome all to the everlasting all-time low
Please put your hands together
For the ever failing, one man show, Domino
Ladies and broken gentlemen
The undisputed champ of misery
Oh, and in this corner we find his challenger
The pride of utopia, the greatest thing ever
If you could recall one moment of your past
That defined you to be, that made you the man
We've come to love, all of the above
This disaster binds us absolute
A thousand lies you tell yourself
That no one ever loved you right
Ooh, but I would do anything for you
The question fits the question mark
Your signals crossed your message lost, ha ha
Well, this has been an extraordinary change of events
As two great champions at the fight to the finish
Find themselves in their last and final round
The fight now being deemed around the world as the upset of the century
Let's get back to the brawl and in the fray
The fighters meet in the center of the ring
The challenger swings to the right
Quick with a left hook across Domino's jaw
Followed by a crushing strike to the body
Oh, he might have took another left
His hook sends Domino into the ropes
The challenger lands a devastating combo
Followed by a driving hook that sends Domino to the floor
The crowd's on their feet, the ref's called the fight
He's out, he's out
This war won't hold forever
Your time has come, it's now or never
We made our beds to lie in them proud
Proud of our great mistakes
This warring knife, the flash of its blade
Turn about-face, I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me
'Cause this is our war
One by one
We are together, we fall together
One by one
We are together, we fall together
Now my brother, don't be afraid
We are together, we are together
Brother
We are together, we fall together
Into what would be the worst in everybody's eyes
Hey, I'm no angel, or the devil of your conscience
To tell you who to be
Good, bad, ugly or otherwise
If you had good common sense
Your choices would be gleaming, flawless
I want no part in this self-deprecating
Worthless chemistry
We made our beds to lie in them proud
Proud of our great mistakes
This warring knife, the flash of its blade
Turn about-face, I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me
'Cause this is our war
Oh, you think they have it all
While you were left with nothing
Oh oh, you've taken the fall for them to walk all over
You made your bed, so soft and comforting
These dream await the grey good morning
We made our beds to lie in them proud
Proud of our great mistakes
This warring knife, the flash of its blade
Turn about-face, I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me
'Cause this is our war
Oh, we've got you by the throat, ha ha ha
All you want to be
Welcome all to the everlasting all-time low
Please put your hands together
For the ever failing, one man show, Domino
Ladies and broken gentlemen
The undisputed champ of misery
Oh, and in this corner we find his challenger
The pride of utopia, the greatest thing ever
If you could recall one moment of your past
That defined you to be, that made you the man
We've come to love, all of the above
This disaster binds us absolute
A thousand lies you tell yourself
That no one ever loved you right
Ooh, but I would do anything for you
The question fits the question mark
Your signals crossed your message lost, ha ha
Well, this has been an extraordinary change of events
As two great champions at the fight to the finish
Find themselves in their last and final round
The fight now being deemed around the world as the upset of the century
Let's get back to the brawl and in the fray
The fighters meet in the center of the ring
The challenger swings to the right
Quick with a left hook across Domino's jaw
Followed by a crushing strike to the body
Oh, he might have took another left
His hook sends Domino into the ropes
The challenger lands a devastating combo
Followed by a driving hook that sends Domino to the floor
The crowd's on their feet, the ref's called the fight
He's out, he's out
This war won't hold forever
Your time has come, it's now or never
We made our beds to lie in them proud
Proud of our great mistakes
This warring knife, the flash of its blade
Turn about-face, I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me
'Cause this is our war
One by one
We are together, we fall together
One by one
We are together, we fall together
Now my brother, don't be afraid
We are together, we are together
Brother
We are together, we fall together
Lyrics submitted by Bskiffington, edited by Thistis
Key Entity Extraction I: Domino the Destitute Lyrics as written by Claudio Sanchez
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If you had the courage to stop me from turning into what would be the worst in everybody's eyes Hey, I'm no angel, or the devil of your conscience to tell you who to be. Good, bad, ugly or otherwise If you had good common sense your choices would be grinning far less I want no part in this self-deprecating worthless chemistry
We made our beds to lie in them proud, proud of our great mistakes This warring knife, the flash of this blade, turn about-face I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me. cause' this is our war
Oh, you think they have it all while you were left with nothing Oh, oh, you've taken the fall for them to walk all over
You made your bed, so soft and comforting These dream await the grey good morning
We made our beds to lie in them proud, proud of our great mistakes This warring knife, the flash of this blade, turn about-face I implore you, brother
Don't walk away, don't walk away from me. cause' this is our war
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If you could recall one moment of your past that defined you to be, that made you the man please come to love or be a bone
this disaster grinds us absolute 1,000 lies, you tell yourself that no one ever loved you right
Oo, but I would do anything for you the question fits the question mark Your signals crossed, your message lost
Ref. "...as two great champions in a fight to the finish line, goes to a last and final round. Right now.... greatest upset in history. Lets get back to the roar amidst the frey...swings to the right and hits Dominos jaw, followed by a quick strike to the body... Domino falls to the floor... he's out he's out!"
This wall hold forever Your time has come, it's now or never
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Don't walk away, don't walk away from me. cause' this is our war
One by one, we are together, we fall together One by one, we are together, we fall together