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.
Climbing up to metal doors
Splash of red we've seen before
Cryptic message on the ground
Stare straight up before looking down
Lean into this scene
Wearing widow's weeds
Run inside and suddenly
So many limbs all over me
Pretty people wild and free
Here is where I'll leave you be
You would do the same for me
Behind the roads, beneath cities
A shape will form from little lights
Moves on you, then covers me
From head to toe in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds
Make a blanket from your hair
They're getting close, but we don't care
You whisper gently, unaware
That here is where I'll leave you be
You would do the same for me
Behind the roads, beneath cities
A shape will form from little lights
Moves on you, then covers me
From head to toe in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds, in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds, in widow's weeds
It's starting to shine (it's starting to shine)
We're ready to shine (we're ready to shine)
Pulled all the muscles in our heads
Won't allow to look down again
No regrets, the scene is set
But don't forget
Behind the roads, beneath cities
A shape will form from little lights
Moves on you, then covers me
From head to toe in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds
Here is where I'll leave you be
You would do the same for me
Splash of red we've seen before
Cryptic message on the ground
Stare straight up before looking down
Lean into this scene
Wearing widow's weeds
Run inside and suddenly
So many limbs all over me
Pretty people wild and free
Here is where I'll leave you be
You would do the same for me
Behind the roads, beneath cities
A shape will form from little lights
Moves on you, then covers me
From head to toe in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds
Make a blanket from your hair
They're getting close, but we don't care
You whisper gently, unaware
That here is where I'll leave you be
You would do the same for me
Behind the roads, beneath cities
A shape will form from little lights
Moves on you, then covers me
From head to toe in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds, in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds, in widow's weeds
It's starting to shine (it's starting to shine)
We're ready to shine (we're ready to shine)
Pulled all the muscles in our heads
Won't allow to look down again
No regrets, the scene is set
But don't forget
Behind the roads, beneath cities
A shape will form from little lights
Moves on you, then covers me
From head to toe in widow's weeds
In widow's weeds
Here is where I'll leave you be
You would do the same for me
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Widow's Weeds Lyrics as written by Christopher Guanlao Brian Aubert
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing
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