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.
Wake up, everybody, wake up
Wake up, everybody, wake up
Wake up, everybody, wake up
It's a beautiful new day
Wake up, everybody, wake up
Wake up, everybody, wake up
Wake up, everybody, wake up
It's a beautiful new day
Brethren of the light
Open your eyes to what is right
Peace, equality, unity for our universal family
Becoming our highest selves
A simple yet noble goal
Life can be a bit hard, but don't
Let it take a toll
Let's lift each other up
Not push each other down
Let's help each other fly, not
Let each other drown
Let's give each other joy
Not make each other frown
Spread a message of love throughout every town
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
To shaping a new day
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
To shaping a new day
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Let's realize our connected lives
And come together as one
A place where no one cruelly dies
My passiveness is done
A world where corporate greed
Never, ever rules the day
Let's not reduce ourselves
To being slaves of pay
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Light up, everybody, light up
Light up, everybody, light up
Light up, everybody, light up
To brightening our new day
Wake up, everybody, wake up
Wake up, everybody, wake up
It's a beautiful new day
Wake up, everybody, wake up
Wake up, everybody, wake up
Wake up, everybody, wake up
It's a beautiful new day
Brethren of the light
Open your eyes to what is right
Peace, equality, unity for our universal family
Becoming our highest selves
A simple yet noble goal
Life can be a bit hard, but don't
Let it take a toll
Let's lift each other up
Not push each other down
Let's help each other fly, not
Let each other drown
Let's give each other joy
Not make each other frown
Spread a message of love throughout every town
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
To shaping a new day
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
Rise up, everybody, rise up
To shaping a new day
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Let's realize our connected lives
And come together as one
A place where no one cruelly dies
My passiveness is done
A world where corporate greed
Never, ever rules the day
Let's not reduce ourselves
To being slaves of pay
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Let us all have compassion for all
Light up, everybody, light up
Light up, everybody, light up
Light up, everybody, light up
To brightening our new day
Lyrics submitted by Eamon
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