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.
First it gives and then it takes away
We drain our cups till nothing here remains
Our souls hell bent on giving up
The ghost as we escape this host
There is no human power that could change
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end this life that I've been bleeding
There's nowhere left for me to run
I draw this line or I become
Imaginary
Imaginary me
We trace the artery and try to open it and in our minds
We find a way to inject hope and healing
A broken vein, a crimson spill, a bottom found, a broken will
It's only when we glare at our delusion do we see
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end this life that I've been bleeding
There's nowhere left for me to run
I draw this line or I become
Imaginary
Imaginary me
By a power that's greater than me
At the bottom I'm finally free
By a power that's greater than me
At the bottom I'm finally free
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end the life that I've been bleeding
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end this life that I've been bleeding
There's nowhere left for me to run
I draw this line or I become
Imaginary
Imaginary me
We drain our cups till nothing here remains
Our souls hell bent on giving up
The ghost as we escape this host
There is no human power that could change
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end this life that I've been bleeding
There's nowhere left for me to run
I draw this line or I become
Imaginary
Imaginary me
We trace the artery and try to open it and in our minds
We find a way to inject hope and healing
A broken vein, a crimson spill, a bottom found, a broken will
It's only when we glare at our delusion do we see
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end this life that I've been bleeding
There's nowhere left for me to run
I draw this line or I become
Imaginary
Imaginary me
By a power that's greater than me
At the bottom I'm finally free
By a power that's greater than me
At the bottom I'm finally free
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end the life that I've been bleeding
So ready to kill the dragons I've been chasing
So willing to end this life that I've been bleeding
There's nowhere left for me to run
I draw this line or I become
Imaginary
Imaginary me
Lyrics submitted by Zargoth
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