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.
[Intro]
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
[Verse 1]
The rats are on parade, another mad charade
What you gonna do?
The hounds are on the chase, everything's erased
What you gonna do?
I need some room to breathe, you can stay asleep
If you wanted to
They say that's nothing's free, you can run with me
If you wanted to
Yeah, you can run with me
If you wanted to
[Pre-Chorus]
Before the time runs out
There's somewhere to run
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
Run
[Verse 2]
We are the nation's stakes, if everything's erased
What you gonna do?
I need some room to breathe, you can run with me
If you wanted to
Yeah, you can run with me
If you wanted to
[Pre-Chorus]
Before the time runs out
There's somewhere to run
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
Run
[Pre-Chorus]
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
Run
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
[Verse 1]
The rats are on parade, another mad charade
What you gonna do?
The hounds are on the chase, everything's erased
What you gonna do?
I need some room to breathe, you can stay asleep
If you wanted to
They say that's nothing's free, you can run with me
If you wanted to
Yeah, you can run with me
If you wanted to
[Pre-Chorus]
Before the time runs out
There's somewhere to run
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
Run
[Verse 2]
We are the nation's stakes, if everything's erased
What you gonna do?
I need some room to breathe, you can run with me
If you wanted to
Yeah, you can run with me
If you wanted to
[Pre-Chorus]
Before the time runs out
There's somewhere to run
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
Run
[Pre-Chorus]
Wake up
Run for your life with me
Wake up
Run for your life with me
[Chorus]
In another perfect life
In another perfect light
We run
We run
We run
Run
Lyrics submitted by KieronKen, edited by aurora borealis, Mellow_Harsher
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