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.
In the stillness of dim lit insomnia
He discovers his own body
Whispered names in the pillowcase
It's almost like he had somebody
It's ok, I didn't want to go out tonight anyway
I stay right here
The world is out of reach
For a body under siege
By a foreign mind implanted in a being
That used to be so innocent
Is this a cell or my bedroom? Who can tell?
What secrets lie within this boy's drawer
A reason for his punishment
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
The world he kept outside
Got a scent of where he hides
And the skeletons of rats inside his drawer
Are proof that no one's innocent
What is the way?
Is it mercy? Is it brave
To let the stones fall down upon the sickly
Or is it simply punishment?
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
Our time has come and gone so stay inside
You have to keep your secrets small
Close your eyes
I hear you whisper through the walls
What to do when no one's watching (what's left for you to do now?)
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking (they've come to hunt you down)
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching (what's left for you to do now?)
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking (they've come to hunt you down)
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
He discovers his own body
Whispered names in the pillowcase
It's almost like he had somebody
It's ok, I didn't want to go out tonight anyway
I stay right here
The world is out of reach
For a body under siege
By a foreign mind implanted in a being
That used to be so innocent
Is this a cell or my bedroom? Who can tell?
What secrets lie within this boy's drawer
A reason for his punishment
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
The world he kept outside
Got a scent of where he hides
And the skeletons of rats inside his drawer
Are proof that no one's innocent
What is the way?
Is it mercy? Is it brave
To let the stones fall down upon the sickly
Or is it simply punishment?
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
If I only had a friend like you
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
Our time has come and gone so stay inside
You have to keep your secrets small
Close your eyes
I hear you whisper through the walls
What to do when no one's watching (what's left for you to do now?)
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking (they've come to hunt you down)
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching (what's left for you to do now?)
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking (they've come to hunt you down)
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
What to do when no one's watching
Anything else means nothing
When the world outside comes knocking
We are going hunting
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Going Hunting Lyrics as written by Johannes Mikael Gustaf Eckerstrom Henrik Carl Sandelin
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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