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.
[September 1989]
[The Dreamer:]
Darkened mind all the while
I'm here all by myself
I shout whatever comes to mind
Hear me cry for a while
My thoughts are all in overdrive
I'm too lost to be found now
In my reality
Self-loathing is what I feel the most
Self-pity and anger
Will keep haunting me
A man is drawing near
He claims to know
What I've been through
He claims to know
A way to set me free
A land where I can be free
(The man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A key to unlock my dreams
(It's worth taking the risk)
Invitation, invitation
A new era draws near
(To the man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A gift to unlock my dreams
(A new world to be seen)
Guide me to the land of my dreams
This gift may be able to reanimate
The one that I held so dearly and so sound
A man to enable my dreams come true
Thus some things
Will never be the same again
A land where I can be free
(The man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A key to unlock my dreams
(It's worth taking the risk)
Invitation, invitation
A second thought to reveal
(What really matters to me)
Invitation, invitation
A song would fade me to dream
(A place where Rose would appear)
A reflection of my dream
[The Dreamer:]
Darkened mind all the while
I'm here all by myself
I shout whatever comes to mind
Hear me cry for a while
My thoughts are all in overdrive
I'm too lost to be found now
In my reality
Self-loathing is what I feel the most
Self-pity and anger
Will keep haunting me
A man is drawing near
He claims to know
What I've been through
He claims to know
A way to set me free
A land where I can be free
(The man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A key to unlock my dreams
(It's worth taking the risk)
Invitation, invitation
A new era draws near
(To the man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A gift to unlock my dreams
(A new world to be seen)
Guide me to the land of my dreams
This gift may be able to reanimate
The one that I held so dearly and so sound
A man to enable my dreams come true
Thus some things
Will never be the same again
A land where I can be free
(The man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A key to unlock my dreams
(It's worth taking the risk)
Invitation, invitation
A second thought to reveal
(What really matters to me)
Invitation, invitation
A song would fade me to dream
(A place where Rose would appear)
A reflection of my dream
Lyrics submitted by Genexus
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