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.
VERSE 1:
To kill the passion
the dream must die, to the cradle of evermore
When shadows reach
to light the way, embrace the flame deep in the core
Alive and divine
but mortal design, same flesh, blood and bone
Deceive and deny
but for the third time, shall the flame burn alone
PRECHORUS 1:
And all alone shall the soul wander stray
lost in the memories that will never go away
VERSE 2:
So shall the bridge
come burning down, down to the sincere ground
From beneath the ashes
a rose breaks free, to surface the shadows around
In the deepest core
all guilt is suppressed, and the crimes fade away
Forgotten are the words
and the wisdom for tomorrow, so future is without past today
PRECHORUS 2:
And today shall the soul be slain to shadows
to the deepest core where all forgotten is
CHORUS:
The shadow within me
when white lines cross the path to hell
while their prayers lose the strenght to sell
and angels lay their halos among those who fell
and no faithful memories shall remain to tell
BRIDGE:
So now has come the hour
for the sun to reach the power
And the shadows descent into the afterlife
SOLO SECTION
CHORUS
To kill the passion
the dream must die, to the cradle of evermore
When shadows reach
to light the way, embrace the flame deep in the core
Alive and divine
but mortal design, same flesh, blood and bone
Deceive and deny
but for the third time, shall the flame burn alone
PRECHORUS 1:
And all alone shall the soul wander stray
lost in the memories that will never go away
VERSE 2:
So shall the bridge
come burning down, down to the sincere ground
From beneath the ashes
a rose breaks free, to surface the shadows around
In the deepest core
all guilt is suppressed, and the crimes fade away
Forgotten are the words
and the wisdom for tomorrow, so future is without past today
PRECHORUS 2:
And today shall the soul be slain to shadows
to the deepest core where all forgotten is
CHORUS:
The shadow within me
when white lines cross the path to hell
while their prayers lose the strenght to sell
and angels lay their halos among those who fell
and no faithful memories shall remain to tell
BRIDGE:
So now has come the hour
for the sun to reach the power
And the shadows descent into the afterlife
SOLO SECTION
CHORUS
Lyrics submitted by sokorny
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