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.
The burden of a time lord is there's never any time
Too much of eternity and nowhere to unwind
Hobgoblins and morrismen fighting in the streets
Hot continuum breakdown give them lightning
Waiting on the corner for the swiss guard to arrive, to arrive
And when they do we'll battle them and rattle them
Halberd versus mind, versus mind
Once more unto the breach
Like the Gutenberg bible, we're the movable type
Very transient, very influential
Like the large hadron collider, the more you see the less you understand
The atmosphere's getting volatile
Waiting on the corner for the swiss guard, to arrive to arrive
And when they do we'll battle them and rattle them
Halberd versus mind, versus mind
Once more unto the breach
Dalek goon squad. black shirt master
Hit 'em where it hurts
Full on psychic blaster.
Plague doctors and subhumans
Can you feel the heat
The atmosphere's getting hectic
The atmosphere's getting volatile
Waiting on the corner, for the swiss guard to arrive, to arrive
And when they do we'll battle them and rattle them
Halberd versus mind, versus mind
Once more unto the breach
Once more unto the breach
Once more unto the breach
Too much of eternity and nowhere to unwind
Hobgoblins and morrismen fighting in the streets
Hot continuum breakdown give them lightning
Waiting on the corner for the swiss guard to arrive, to arrive
And when they do we'll battle them and rattle them
Halberd versus mind, versus mind
Once more unto the breach
Like the Gutenberg bible, we're the movable type
Very transient, very influential
Like the large hadron collider, the more you see the less you understand
The atmosphere's getting volatile
Waiting on the corner for the swiss guard, to arrive to arrive
And when they do we'll battle them and rattle them
Halberd versus mind, versus mind
Once more unto the breach
Dalek goon squad. black shirt master
Hit 'em where it hurts
Full on psychic blaster.
Plague doctors and subhumans
Can you feel the heat
The atmosphere's getting hectic
The atmosphere's getting volatile
Waiting on the corner, for the swiss guard to arrive, to arrive
And when they do we'll battle them and rattle them
Halberd versus mind, versus mind
Once more unto the breach
Once more unto the breach
Once more unto the breach
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