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.
There was a glassman named
Sir Nothing Nor Anything,
And one day he pristined
The perfect glass figurine.
She stood on two
With ballet shoes,
And see-through hair
Her shoulders bare.
(Verse Two)
Since then he's closed his blinds
With her remaining inside,
The people call his name
Keeps silent he all the same.
And in the dark
A fires spark,
Refracts through legs
Of perfect shape.
(Chorus)
Wherever we fall with all that's shattered around
The broken glass will surely follow.
And when we hit the ground all that keeps raining down
Is all the glass we couldn't swallow.
(Verse Three)
With pitchforks and the torch
The people broke down his door,
And when they flooded in
They cried 'a man full of sin'.
So he climbed up
To roofing top,
And kissed her hair
And then they leapt to air.
(Chorus)
Wherever we fall with all that's shattered around
The broken glass will surely follow.
And when we hit the ground all that keeps raining down
Is all the glass we couldn't swallow.
Sir Nothing Nor Anything,
And one day he pristined
The perfect glass figurine.
She stood on two
With ballet shoes,
And see-through hair
Her shoulders bare.
(Verse Two)
Since then he's closed his blinds
With her remaining inside,
The people call his name
Keeps silent he all the same.
And in the dark
A fires spark,
Refracts through legs
Of perfect shape.
(Chorus)
Wherever we fall with all that's shattered around
The broken glass will surely follow.
And when we hit the ground all that keeps raining down
Is all the glass we couldn't swallow.
(Verse Three)
With pitchforks and the torch
The people broke down his door,
And when they flooded in
They cried 'a man full of sin'.
So he climbed up
To roofing top,
And kissed her hair
And then they leapt to air.
(Chorus)
Wherever we fall with all that's shattered around
The broken glass will surely follow.
And when we hit the ground all that keeps raining down
Is all the glass we couldn't swallow.
Lyrics submitted by EonKid
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