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.
These dialogue stars dream of sundays in October...
Perception keeps us whole, and it may just be time
to look rather than merely see...
These testaments to divine light,
years of work glare back at us...
Out from oil,
out from marble,
out from sound...
And sublimity,
seeking sanctuary in the written word...
in the written word
To make the inspiration--
Visible.
Audible.
Touchable.
To create a world from dust
That is what it means to be our own deities.
Perception keeps us whole, and it may just be time
to look rather than merely see...
These testaments to divine light,
years of work glare back at us...
Out from oil,
out from marble,
out from sound...
And sublimity,
seeking sanctuary in the written word...
in the written word
To make the inspiration--
Visible.
Audible.
Touchable.
To create a world from dust
That is what it means to be our own deities.
Lyrics submitted by d_lacy
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Thank you for your input. It has made this song mean a lot more to me.
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