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.
[Spanish: "RÃos de la Soledad"]
Como las aguas se van del mar
y el rÃo se agota y se seca,
asà el hombre yace y no vuelve a levantarse
Mas los años contados vendrán
y yo iré por el camino de donde no volveré
Mi aliento se agota, se acortan mis dÃas
y me está preparado el sepulcro
A pesar de no haber iniquidad en mis manos
y de haber sido mi oración pura
Mis ojos se oscurecieron por el dolor
Ante Dios derramaré mis lágrimas,
por que el Señor es justo
y su amor no puede ser burlado
Su mano castiga el pecado
cuando su amor es olvidado
Dios, qué es el hombre
para que le des tu amor?
Si en mà existiera el mal pobre de mÃ
Si justo yo fuera, no me envaneceré
En mi ser te he de ver
En mi ser te sentiré
Aunque mi corazón desfallece dentro de mÃ
y mi alma triste está
Como las aguas se van del mar
y el rÃo se agota y se seca,
asà el hombre yace y no vuelve a levantarse
Mas los años contados vendrán
y yo iré por el camino de donde no volveré
Mi aliento se agota, se acortan mis dÃas
y me está preparado el sepulcro
Aunque mi corazón desfallece dentro de mÃ
y mi alma triste está
En mi ser te he de ver
En mi ser te sentiré
[English:]
As the waters fall from the sea
and the river decays and dries up,
so man lies down and doesn't rise
When a few years are come,
I will go through the way
from where I will not return
My spirit is broken, my days are extinct,
and the graves are ready for me
Though there isn't injustice in my hands
and my prayer is pure
Because of sorrow, my eyes turned dim
Unto God I will pour my tears,
because God is righteous and His love can't be fooled
His hand punishes sin when His love is forgotten
God, what is man that You give him Your love?
If I were sinful, woe unto me
If I were righteous, I will not be proud
I will see you in me
I will feel you in me
Though my heart should faint within me
and my soul is sad
As the waters fall from the sea
and the river decays and dries up,
so man lies down and doesn't rise
When a few years are come,
I will go through the way
from where I will not return
My spirit is broken, my days are extinct,
and the graves are ready for me
Though my heart should faint within me
and my soul is sad
I will see you in me
I will feel you in me
Como las aguas se van del mar
y el rÃo se agota y se seca,
asà el hombre yace y no vuelve a levantarse
Mas los años contados vendrán
y yo iré por el camino de donde no volveré
Mi aliento se agota, se acortan mis dÃas
y me está preparado el sepulcro
A pesar de no haber iniquidad en mis manos
y de haber sido mi oración pura
Mis ojos se oscurecieron por el dolor
Ante Dios derramaré mis lágrimas,
por que el Señor es justo
y su amor no puede ser burlado
Su mano castiga el pecado
cuando su amor es olvidado
Dios, qué es el hombre
para que le des tu amor?
Si en mà existiera el mal pobre de mÃ
Si justo yo fuera, no me envaneceré
En mi ser te he de ver
En mi ser te sentiré
Aunque mi corazón desfallece dentro de mÃ
y mi alma triste está
Como las aguas se van del mar
y el rÃo se agota y se seca,
asà el hombre yace y no vuelve a levantarse
Mas los años contados vendrán
y yo iré por el camino de donde no volveré
Mi aliento se agota, se acortan mis dÃas
y me está preparado el sepulcro
Aunque mi corazón desfallece dentro de mÃ
y mi alma triste está
En mi ser te he de ver
En mi ser te sentiré
[English:]
As the waters fall from the sea
and the river decays and dries up,
so man lies down and doesn't rise
When a few years are come,
I will go through the way
from where I will not return
My spirit is broken, my days are extinct,
and the graves are ready for me
Though there isn't injustice in my hands
and my prayer is pure
Because of sorrow, my eyes turned dim
Unto God I will pour my tears,
because God is righteous and His love can't be fooled
His hand punishes sin when His love is forgotten
God, what is man that You give him Your love?
If I were sinful, woe unto me
If I were righteous, I will not be proud
I will see you in me
I will feel you in me
Though my heart should faint within me
and my soul is sad
As the waters fall from the sea
and the river decays and dries up,
so man lies down and doesn't rise
When a few years are come,
I will go through the way
from where I will not return
My spirit is broken, my days are extinct,
and the graves are ready for me
Though my heart should faint within me
and my soul is sad
I will see you in me
I will feel you in me
Lyrics submitted by Octavarium64
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