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.
Life is a greenhouse gas
House of colise and masks
Pretending to be my friend
But nothing can box me in
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
I’m free yeah
I’ll be the first to dance
With every new circumstance
I smile out the scene I see
'Cause I decide what it means to me
'Cause I can
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah, yeah, yeah
I’m close for your view
Was o picture of you
Before you knew
Circled in red, are the things you said
When you lost your head and god I debt
'Cause god is dead
But to whom it may concern
It’s no longer that person’s turn
It’s mine
'Cause I’m free, yeah
I’m free, yeah
I’m free, yeah
Whoa, I’m free, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
I’m free, yeah, yeah
But I’m free yeah, whoa
'Cause I’m free, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dear sirs, we regret to inform you
The norm to conform to
Does not means ... this time
But of course you can try
To reapply, for membership
And resubmit, your many sketch
When the man you scripted’s hands are lifted
To the sky
And the old you dies, sincerely
The editorial me, the editorial me, yeah.
House of colise and masks
Pretending to be my friend
But nothing can box me in
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
I’m free yeah
I’ll be the first to dance
With every new circumstance
I smile out the scene I see
'Cause I decide what it means to me
'Cause I can
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah, yeah, yeah
I’m close for your view
Was o picture of you
Before you knew
Circled in red, are the things you said
When you lost your head and god I debt
'Cause god is dead
But to whom it may concern
It’s no longer that person’s turn
It’s mine
'Cause I’m free, yeah
I’m free, yeah
I’m free, yeah
Whoa, I’m free, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I’m free, yeah
I’m free, yeah, yeah
But I’m free yeah, whoa
'Cause I’m free, yeah, yeah, yeah
Dear sirs, we regret to inform you
The norm to conform to
Does not means ... this time
But of course you can try
To reapply, for membership
And resubmit, your many sketch
When the man you scripted’s hands are lifted
To the sky
And the old you dies, sincerely
The editorial me, the editorial me, yeah.
Lyrics submitted by ScottishFiction
Free (The Editorial Me) Lyrics as written by Darwin Merwan Smith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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