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.
It's not what you'll possess
It's how you will express
The essence of you
It's not the wage you earn
It's about the things you learn
And the love that you feel
It's not what you'll conceal
It's all that you'll reveal
That will make you be you
The perfection of you
Now the shadows are long and the cities are lost to rain
When you wake up every day to find nothing's changed
But before you can speak you will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have are public domain
And the country lanes are dead with the time to come
It's not the years you pass
It's about the moments that last
Forever in you
Now the shadows are long and the cities are lost to rain
When you wake up every day to find nothing's changed
But before you can speak you will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have are public domain
Now the time that has gone doesn't matter to anyone
When the country lanes are dead with the time yet to come
Now the world is exhausted and the wreckage is all around
But the arc of your life will still be profound
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid
It's how you will express
The essence of you
It's not the wage you earn
It's about the things you learn
And the love that you feel
It's not what you'll conceal
It's all that you'll reveal
That will make you be you
The perfection of you
Now the shadows are long and the cities are lost to rain
When you wake up every day to find nothing's changed
But before you can speak you will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have are public domain
And the country lanes are dead with the time to come
It's not the years you pass
It's about the moments that last
Forever in you
Now the shadows are long and the cities are lost to rain
When you wake up every day to find nothing's changed
But before you can speak you will learn that it's all the same
And the dreams that you will have are public domain
Now the time that has gone doesn't matter to anyone
When the country lanes are dead with the time yet to come
Now the world is exhausted and the wreckage is all around
But the arc of your life will still be profound
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid to die
Don't be afraid to be alive
Don't be afraid
Lyrics submitted by pavel93409, edited by angela1043, MadMadMads
Song of Unborn Lyrics as written by Steven John Wilson
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
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