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.
You live a life of sin
You live a life of anguish
Ritual idols ignite as you slowly die
These infinite walls
Dark, destitute ways
The cradle of life condemns you to wounded seclusion till eternity
It's useless for you to plead
On your kness for prayer
Cause your prayers won't be answered by your God
Ther's no confessor, no self-legacy
Then you desecrate the name of the faith that you hold
Nowhere to go now
In vain you scream and shout
Seems you'll never be heard
In the labyrinth of destiny
Feel the reaper
Ripping your soul with his raven eyes
Symphonies of madness storm your dying mind
Darkness everywhere, tormented agony
The hands of death rejoice at your futility.
Longing for the dawn, your redeeming hour
Afraid of the blinding light
You succumb to the third power
But you are free to leam
Free to take your own road
But in a word of fools
The blind still lead the blind to hell
Who will save you now?
The penance for your greed
You stand, a shroud in frear
In the labyrinth of destiny
You live a life of anguish
Ritual idols ignite as you slowly die
These infinite walls
Dark, destitute ways
The cradle of life condemns you to wounded seclusion till eternity
It's useless for you to plead
On your kness for prayer
Cause your prayers won't be answered by your God
Ther's no confessor, no self-legacy
Then you desecrate the name of the faith that you hold
Nowhere to go now
In vain you scream and shout
Seems you'll never be heard
In the labyrinth of destiny
Feel the reaper
Ripping your soul with his raven eyes
Symphonies of madness storm your dying mind
Darkness everywhere, tormented agony
The hands of death rejoice at your futility.
Longing for the dawn, your redeeming hour
Afraid of the blinding light
You succumb to the third power
But you are free to leam
Free to take your own road
But in a word of fools
The blind still lead the blind to hell
Who will save you now?
The penance for your greed
You stand, a shroud in frear
In the labyrinth of destiny
Lyrics submitted by static111
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