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's God) There's God
Can I feed you again?
Will I have to stay dumb?
You can feel and it begins
But I know inside this heart attack
I can see through your eyes
I'm terrified of everything
But it's no real surprise
Because the parasites are dancing closer
All this sacrilegious warns in posters
Can you handle it?
In the dark
Why I think I'm alone
I swept through my visions
I'm going too cold
Today is a tragedy
In the mouth of the mad
But that doesn't matter now
I've come relaxed
I'm curled up in a ball, and shaking
I'm hiding from the hell I'm making
I can't believe the chance I'm taking
Is there any other way?
Is there any other way?
The burden
The burden
(You can't save me)
There is nothing more to give
(I am changing)
Almost like I never lived
(Be me witness)
Just don't leave me in suspense
(Keep this, prove it)
Tell them all the consequences
The burden
(Have you ever been burdened before?)
The burden
(Was there anything you wanted more?)
(You can't save me)
There is nothing more to give
(I am changing)
Almost like I never lived
(Be my witness)
Just don't leave me in suspense
(Keep this, prove it)
Tell them all the consequences
Our same plea
By now you know that looks are deceiving
I'm covered in a rash and receding
Is there any other way?
Is there any other way?
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
Enough
Enough
Enough
Can I feed you again?
Will I have to stay dumb?
You can feel and it begins
But I know inside this heart attack
I can see through your eyes
I'm terrified of everything
But it's no real surprise
Because the parasites are dancing closer
All this sacrilegious warns in posters
Can you handle it?
In the dark
Why I think I'm alone
I swept through my visions
I'm going too cold
Today is a tragedy
In the mouth of the mad
But that doesn't matter now
I've come relaxed
I'm curled up in a ball, and shaking
I'm hiding from the hell I'm making
I can't believe the chance I'm taking
Is there any other way?
Is there any other way?
The burden
The burden
(You can't save me)
There is nothing more to give
(I am changing)
Almost like I never lived
(Be me witness)
Just don't leave me in suspense
(Keep this, prove it)
Tell them all the consequences
The burden
(Have you ever been burdened before?)
The burden
(Was there anything you wanted more?)
(You can't save me)
There is nothing more to give
(I am changing)
Almost like I never lived
(Be my witness)
Just don't leave me in suspense
(Keep this, prove it)
Tell them all the consequences
Our same plea
By now you know that looks are deceiving
I'm covered in a rash and receding
Is there any other way?
Is there any other way?
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
For gods' sakes we've suffered
His pain is now our lives
For gods' sakes we've suffered enough
Enough
Enough
Enough
Lyrics submitted by killerzrquiet
The Burden Lyrics as written by James Root Corey Taylor
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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