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.
[Verse 1]
Gather your words
Gaze at the fields of snow
The garden has gone
The cold wind blown
Kneel down to your mom
Hold on to your dad's hands
Maybe they're dead, yet, don't forget
[Chorus]
You're born with a blue vein
Born to the song
Born just to know things
Then to take off
I'm gonna fly
[Verse 2]
Guardian angel
Gather my losses
Keep them all safe
'Til I come to my cross
And gather the weight
Gold trick of the world
Gap in my girl's teeth
The love that I held
And though it's easier said
When it comes from my head
But the needle of truth
Gives the blood that I lеt
[Chorus]
And we're born with a blue vеin
Born to the song
Born just to grow wings
Then to take off
I'm gonna fly
[Bridge]
Though there's nothing to believe in
Besides you and I
And when I come to the fold
Meet the arms of my brother
Feel the birth of a new age
When I become the other
Well, some will say the truth springs
For reservoir seekers
But I think the truth sings
To whoever listens
[Chorus]
And we're born with a blue vein
Born to the song
Born just to grow wings
Then to take off
I'm gonna fly
[Outro]
I'm gonna fly
I'm gonna fly
Fly
Gather your words
Gaze at the fields of snow
The garden has gone
The cold wind blown
Kneel down to your mom
Hold on to your dad's hands
Maybe they're dead, yet, don't forget
[Chorus]
You're born with a blue vein
Born to the song
Born just to know things
Then to take off
I'm gonna fly
[Verse 2]
Guardian angel
Gather my losses
Keep them all safe
'Til I come to my cross
And gather the weight
Gold trick of the world
Gap in my girl's teeth
The love that I held
And though it's easier said
When it comes from my head
But the needle of truth
Gives the blood that I lеt
[Chorus]
And we're born with a blue vеin
Born to the song
Born just to grow wings
Then to take off
I'm gonna fly
[Bridge]
Though there's nothing to believe in
Besides you and I
And when I come to the fold
Meet the arms of my brother
Feel the birth of a new age
When I become the other
Well, some will say the truth springs
For reservoir seekers
But I think the truth sings
To whoever listens
[Chorus]
And we're born with a blue vein
Born to the song
Born just to grow wings
Then to take off
I'm gonna fly
[Outro]
I'm gonna fly
I'm gonna fly
Fly
Lyrics submitted by Romitz
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