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.
Hey, come on in walk this way
Look what I have prepared to show you
Let me show you
How things can quickly unfold
In the end everything just turns back
Turns back into
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Hey! Where are you going?
Don't trust all that you hear
Now, take it in and behold
I don't seek right or wrong
I seek the truth found in death
Goes hand in hand with remorse
Is it something that is worth losing?
Worth pursuing?
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Hey! Where are you going?
Don't trust all that you hear
Aren't you sick of running?
It's better to stay here
Hermano! la salvación es algo que se gana!
Suelta tu mano del rencor y
Despierta a una nueva luz adentro de ti
Aunque tus hermanos intenten
Sumirte en la obscuridad
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Hey! Where are you going?
Don't trust all that you hear
There's no use in running
It's better to stay here
Look what I have prepared to show you
Let me show you
How things can quickly unfold
In the end everything just turns back
Turns back into
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Hey! Where are you going?
Don't trust all that you hear
Now, take it in and behold
I don't seek right or wrong
I seek the truth found in death
Goes hand in hand with remorse
Is it something that is worth losing?
Worth pursuing?
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Hey! Where are you going?
Don't trust all that you hear
Aren't you sick of running?
It's better to stay here
Hermano! la salvación es algo que se gana!
Suelta tu mano del rencor y
Despierta a una nueva luz adentro de ti
Aunque tus hermanos intenten
Sumirte en la obscuridad
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Dust to dust our bones will rust
And we shall start again
Hey! Where are you going?
Don't trust all that you hear
There's no use in running
It's better to stay here
Lyrics submitted by TimberWolf762
Dust to Dust Lyrics as written by Daniela Villarreal Alejandra Villarreal
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
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Dust to Dust is a prologue. The Spanish section is that of a preacher saying that you can receive salvation but it is something that you must work for. The lyrics have deeply religious undertones - life is short and unpredictable (“How quickly things can unfold”); there is an afterlife (“and we shall start again” and “the truth found in death”); we should distrust false prophets (“where are you going? Don’t trust all that you hear”); and judgement (“I don’t seek right or wrong”).
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