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.
Hopeless future
Hopeless past
Heading forward and rewinding
Heaven help me
I've lost my mind
Anger takes over
Darkness fills the broken heart
The simplest logic is breaking apart
I won't walk into the
Gates of hell just yet
Though it's where I belong
You won't drag me to the
Underworld just yet
Though it's where I'm from
Endless passion
Endless belief
Looking up as we're descending
Heaven help me
I've found myself
Anger is tearing within me
The light I trusted to guide the way
Burned out forever defaced, and led astray
I won't walk into the
Gates of hell just yet
Though it's where I belong
You won't drag me to the
Underworld just yet
Though it's where I'm from
Wake up, and face reality
Wake up
The monster inside once again
Once again
Darkness fills the shattered heart
The simplest logic is breaking apart
I won't walk into the
Gates of hell just yet
Though it's where I belong
You won't drag me to the
Underworld just yet
Though it's where I'm from
Where I'm from (x3)
(the monster inside once again)
Hopeless past
Heading forward and rewinding
Heaven help me
I've lost my mind
Anger takes over
Darkness fills the broken heart
The simplest logic is breaking apart
I won't walk into the
Gates of hell just yet
Though it's where I belong
You won't drag me to the
Underworld just yet
Though it's where I'm from
Endless passion
Endless belief
Looking up as we're descending
Heaven help me
I've found myself
Anger is tearing within me
The light I trusted to guide the way
Burned out forever defaced, and led astray
I won't walk into the
Gates of hell just yet
Though it's where I belong
You won't drag me to the
Underworld just yet
Though it's where I'm from
Wake up, and face reality
Wake up
The monster inside once again
Once again
Darkness fills the shattered heart
The simplest logic is breaking apart
I won't walk into the
Gates of hell just yet
Though it's where I belong
You won't drag me to the
Underworld just yet
Though it's where I'm from
Where I'm from (x3)
(the monster inside once again)
Lyrics submitted by JJBOOM
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This song is to do with the futility of guilt and doing wrong. When you have sinned or done someone wrong you feel terrible and feel like you belong in hell. However the people that condemn you are just as guilty if not are even more so, and they judge how you've acted, it doesn't make what you did wrong or right it makes you realise that nobody is perfect and deserving of punishment and judgement as we are all human beings that have done wrong. This is shown in
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You won't drag me to the Underworld just yet Though it's where I'm from
This talks about how you cannot judge me for my actions as if theyre completely abhorrent but there is an understanding of which is that there is a wrong which has happened so you accept "thats where im from"
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This verse talks about the amount of pain and guilt you feel for your action and this happens because people are assholes who judge you
You won't drag me to the Underworld just yet Though it's where I'm from
This talks about how you cannot judge me for my actions as if theyre completely abhorrent but there is an understanding of which is that there is a wrong which has happened so you accept "thats where im from"