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.
Go, light a fire and sing what you desire
"I desire a good life"
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
Her hair's like the burning sands
You'll give her your heart in hand
Her beauty’s beyond compare
But woe to those who've seen her
Time has come for you to feel your life
Got a little doggie and he's
Full of the woof woof
Shine on the Borderlands
She shines like the galaxy
But woe to all who fear this
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
So far so far
So far, everything so far, everything
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
Touch me touch me
I wanna wake up where you rise (Touch me)
I want to take you to the light (Touch me)
With all their frantic run around (Touch me)
And all they want is to be found
I wanna wake up where you rise (Touch me)
So long eternal paradise (Touch me)
Two other worlds which we were bound
(Touch me) now they are dust upon the ground
Life, it's tragic it's life, it's tragic
It's life, it's magic
It's life, it's madness it's life
It's life
There's a sign on the Borderlands it says
"Shine like the galaxy and woe
To all who fear this"
Sign on the Borderlands it says
"Shine like the galaxy although no
One will hear this" sign on the Borderlands
It says
"Shine like the galaxy and woe to all"
"I desire a good life"
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
Her hair's like the burning sands
You'll give her your heart in hand
Her beauty’s beyond compare
But woe to those who've seen her
Time has come for you to feel your life
Got a little doggie and he's
Full of the woof woof
Shine on the Borderlands
She shines like the galaxy
But woe to all who fear this
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
Gotta have a good, good life
(Gotta have a good, good life)
So far so far
So far, everything so far, everything
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
So, follow everything (Men will be men)
Touch me touch me
I wanna wake up where you rise (Touch me)
I want to take you to the light (Touch me)
With all their frantic run around (Touch me)
And all they want is to be found
I wanna wake up where you rise (Touch me)
So long eternal paradise (Touch me)
Two other worlds which we were bound
(Touch me) now they are dust upon the ground
Life, it's tragic it's life, it's tragic
It's life, it's magic
It's life, it's madness it's life
It's life
There's a sign on the Borderlands it says
"Shine like the galaxy and woe
To all who fear this"
Sign on the Borderlands it says
"Shine like the galaxy although no
One will hear this" sign on the Borderlands
It says
"Shine like the galaxy and woe to all"
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Borderlands Lyrics as written by Devin Townsend
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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