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.
BETWEEN THE WAVES, THEY BREAK LIKE GLASS
PASTEL SKIES THAT TURN TO GREY, IN WHISPERS THEY ASK:
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? WERE YOU EVER LISTENING?
TEAR AWAY ALL THE PIECES LEFT WORTH SAVING. I'M A GHOST, I'M A BROKEN ENTITY
THIS IS ALL I HAVE FROM A LIFE SPENT WISHING, WAITING, AND I WON'T LET GO IF YOU BEG ME TO
STRAIN TIL YOU'RE BARELY BREATHING. PAIN, JUST TO GIVE IT MEANING
THE BLOOD WE SHED FOR THESE HOLLOW ENDEAVOURS: WHAT IS IT WORTH IF NO ONE REMEMBERS?
IF THERE'S ANYBODY OUT THERE, THEY WERE NEVER LISTENING
TEAR AWAY ALL THE PIECES LEFT WORTH SAVING. I'M A GHOST, I'M A BROKEN ENTITY
THIS IS ALL I HAVE FROM A LIFE SPENT WISHING, WAITING, AND I WON'T LET GO IF YOU BEG ME TO
FRAIL HANDS WORKED TO THE BONE. NO CHANCE TO BUY BACK THE LIFE THAT WE SOLD
FREEDOM, FALSE AS YOUR HOPE.
EACH WILL SUFFER THE SAME. OUR OWN RAPTURE, OUR OWN JUDGEMENT DAY
TO NO END WE WILL BURN, IF WE...
TURN AWAY, COS YOU'RE FAR TOO LATE TO SAVE ME. I'M JUST A SHELL OF THE MAN I USED TO BE
THIS IS ALL I HAVE FROM A LIFE SPENT WISHING, WAITING, AND I WON'T LET GO IF YOU BEG ME TO
WHAT IS IT WORTH IF NO ONE REMEMBERS?
PASTEL SKIES THAT TURN TO GREY, IN WHISPERS THEY ASK:
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? WERE YOU EVER LISTENING?
TEAR AWAY ALL THE PIECES LEFT WORTH SAVING. I'M A GHOST, I'M A BROKEN ENTITY
THIS IS ALL I HAVE FROM A LIFE SPENT WISHING, WAITING, AND I WON'T LET GO IF YOU BEG ME TO
STRAIN TIL YOU'RE BARELY BREATHING. PAIN, JUST TO GIVE IT MEANING
THE BLOOD WE SHED FOR THESE HOLLOW ENDEAVOURS: WHAT IS IT WORTH IF NO ONE REMEMBERS?
IF THERE'S ANYBODY OUT THERE, THEY WERE NEVER LISTENING
TEAR AWAY ALL THE PIECES LEFT WORTH SAVING. I'M A GHOST, I'M A BROKEN ENTITY
THIS IS ALL I HAVE FROM A LIFE SPENT WISHING, WAITING, AND I WON'T LET GO IF YOU BEG ME TO
FRAIL HANDS WORKED TO THE BONE. NO CHANCE TO BUY BACK THE LIFE THAT WE SOLD
FREEDOM, FALSE AS YOUR HOPE.
EACH WILL SUFFER THE SAME. OUR OWN RAPTURE, OUR OWN JUDGEMENT DAY
TO NO END WE WILL BURN, IF WE...
TURN AWAY, COS YOU'RE FAR TOO LATE TO SAVE ME. I'M JUST A SHELL OF THE MAN I USED TO BE
THIS IS ALL I HAVE FROM A LIFE SPENT WISHING, WAITING, AND I WON'T LET GO IF YOU BEG ME TO
WHAT IS IT WORTH IF NO ONE REMEMBERS?
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
All Of This Is Fleeting Lyrics as written by Jacob Steinhauser Daniel Furnari
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