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.
Slip away, your vanity is gone, I'm falling out of place
We all fall down, the pain goes on
We bear through the war and turn the lost away
We all fall down, the pain goes on
And I'll be the fire that dries the flood
As I fight for one last prayer, I keep holding on
No love to believe in
As I drag the Devil down, I will stand alone
No longer defeated
Stripped away, we rise above it all, forgotten and betrayed
We all fall down, the pain goes on
No better than before, still broken and afraid
We all fall down, the pain goes on
And I'll be the cloud that hides the sun
As I fight for one last prayer, I keep holding on
No love to believe in
As I drag the Devil down, I will stand alone
No longer defeated
I'm falling to pieces, (Pained and used)
I know what I needed, it's not you
It's not you
As I fight for one last prayer, I keep holding on
No love to believe in
As I drag the Devil down, I will stand alone
No longer defeated
No longer defeated
No longer defeated
We all fall down, the pain goes on
We bear through the war and turn the lost away
We all fall down, the pain goes on
And I'll be the fire that dries the flood
As I fight for one last prayer, I keep holding on
No love to believe in
As I drag the Devil down, I will stand alone
No longer defeated
Stripped away, we rise above it all, forgotten and betrayed
We all fall down, the pain goes on
No better than before, still broken and afraid
We all fall down, the pain goes on
And I'll be the cloud that hides the sun
As I fight for one last prayer, I keep holding on
No love to believe in
As I drag the Devil down, I will stand alone
No longer defeated
I'm falling to pieces, (Pained and used)
I know what I needed, it's not you
It's not you
As I fight for one last prayer, I keep holding on
No love to believe in
As I drag the Devil down, I will stand alone
No longer defeated
No longer defeated
No longer defeated
Lyrics submitted by GameOver64
Defeated Lyrics as written by Jasen Ryan Rauch Benjamin Burnley
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Walt Disney Music Company
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@tenebrousabyss That's deep. xD. I can see that now. Not the way I saw it before lol.