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.
I ruled the world
With these hands I shook the heavens to the ground
I laid the gods to rest
I held the key to the kingdom
Lions guarding castle walls
Hail the king of death
Then I lost it all
Dead and broken my
Backs against the wall
Cut me, open I
Just trying to breathe
Just trying to figure it out
Because I built these walls
To watch 'em crumble down
I said
Then I lost it all
Who can save me now?
I stood above, another war
Another jewel above the crown
I was the fear of man
But I was blind
I couldn't see
The world there right in front of me
But now I can
Yeah
Because I lost it all
Dead and broken my
Backs against the wall
Cut me, open I
Just trying to breathe
Just trying to figure it out
Because I built these walls
To watch 'em crumble down
I said
Then I lost it all
Who can save me now
I believe that we all fall down
Sometimes, oh
Can't you see (can't you see)
That we all fall down
Sometimes, oh
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I believe that we all fall down
Sometimes, ohh (can't you see), yeah
Can't you see
That we all fall down
Sometimes, oh
(Yeah, we all fall down), yeah
(Come on, yeah)
I believe that we all fall down
Sometimes, yeah
With these hands I shook the heavens to the ground
I laid the gods to rest
I held the key to the kingdom
Lions guarding castle walls
Hail the king of death
Then I lost it all
Dead and broken my
Backs against the wall
Cut me, open I
Just trying to breathe
Just trying to figure it out
Because I built these walls
To watch 'em crumble down
I said
Then I lost it all
Who can save me now?
I stood above, another war
Another jewel above the crown
I was the fear of man
But I was blind
I couldn't see
The world there right in front of me
But now I can
Yeah
Because I lost it all
Dead and broken my
Backs against the wall
Cut me, open I
Just trying to breathe
Just trying to figure it out
Because I built these walls
To watch 'em crumble down
I said
Then I lost it all
Who can save me now
I believe that we all fall down
Sometimes, oh
Can't you see (can't you see)
That we all fall down
Sometimes, oh
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I believe that we all fall down
Sometimes, ohh (can't you see), yeah
Can't you see
That we all fall down
Sometimes, oh
(Yeah, we all fall down), yeah
(Come on, yeah)
I believe that we all fall down
Sometimes, yeah
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