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.
Forces are at play
You are not awake
Lives are at stake, continue to fuel flames
This is not a fucking game
Here you are fueling flames
But your lies reek the same
The bullshit read on your face
You lack what it takes
Re-acclimated with the sheep
We are not the products content witness it all burn
There must be no weak minds corrupting the process
False purpose
You walked right back into the construct
You are the product
Of our enslavement
You are the product
You are the product
It's all coming into view
You've got your horns out now for all to see
Cut the act
You're opaque, cracked clearly
And as your darkness seeps the world's reminded you are one with the disease
You are one with the disease
It's not safe
No, it's not safe
To put the fate of the world in the hands of an ignorant few
Denial and ignorance
Sewing lies to manifest their motive and views
The eye of Ra now turns and judges you
Denial and ignorance
Sowing lies to manifest
The world doesn't need you
The world doesn't need you
You are not awake
Lives are at stake, continue to fuel flames
This is not a fucking game
Here you are fueling flames
But your lies reek the same
The bullshit read on your face
You lack what it takes
Re-acclimated with the sheep
We are not the products content witness it all burn
There must be no weak minds corrupting the process
False purpose
You walked right back into the construct
You are the product
Of our enslavement
You are the product
You are the product
It's all coming into view
You've got your horns out now for all to see
Cut the act
You're opaque, cracked clearly
And as your darkness seeps the world's reminded you are one with the disease
You are one with the disease
It's not safe
No, it's not safe
To put the fate of the world in the hands of an ignorant few
Denial and ignorance
Sewing lies to manifest their motive and views
The eye of Ra now turns and judges you
Denial and ignorance
Sowing lies to manifest
The world doesn't need you
The world doesn't need you
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
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