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.
My words are weapons
In which I murder you with
Please don't be scared
Please do not turn your head
We are the future, the 21st century dyslexic
Glue sniffing cyber sluts
With homicidal minds and handguns
We are insane, nothing will change
We are insane, nothing will change
There is a thin line between what
Is good and what is evil
And, I will tiptoe down that line
But I will feel unstable
My life is a circus and I
Am trippin' down that tightrope
Well, there is nothing to save me now
So I will look down
And again, and again, and again
And it happеns again and again, and again
There's no beginning, thеre is no end
There is only change progression backwards
Is this where we are heading
Take back your soul, forget your emptiness
There is a thin line between what
Is good and what is evil
And, I will tiptoe down that line
But I will feel unstable
My life is a circus and I
Am tripping down that tightrope
Well, there is nothing to save me now
So I will look down fallin' to the ground
Down to the ground all the way down
I speak of madness, my heart and soul
I cry for people who ain't got control
Let's take our sanity, let's take compassion
And be responsible for every action
Hell no, no how, no way, no way
No way, no how, no way, no how
There is a thin line between what
Is good and what is evil
And, I will tiptoe down that line
But I will feel unstable
My life is a circus and I
Am tripping down that tightrope
Well, there is nothing to save me now
I'm fallin' to the ground
Fallin' to the ground all the way down
Hidden in the dirt
In which I murder you with
Please don't be scared
Please do not turn your head
We are the future, the 21st century dyslexic
Glue sniffing cyber sluts
With homicidal minds and handguns
We are insane, nothing will change
We are insane, nothing will change
There is a thin line between what
Is good and what is evil
And, I will tiptoe down that line
But I will feel unstable
My life is a circus and I
Am trippin' down that tightrope
Well, there is nothing to save me now
So I will look down
And again, and again, and again
And it happеns again and again, and again
There's no beginning, thеre is no end
There is only change progression backwards
Is this where we are heading
Take back your soul, forget your emptiness
There is a thin line between what
Is good and what is evil
And, I will tiptoe down that line
But I will feel unstable
My life is a circus and I
Am tripping down that tightrope
Well, there is nothing to save me now
So I will look down fallin' to the ground
Down to the ground all the way down
I speak of madness, my heart and soul
I cry for people who ain't got control
Let's take our sanity, let's take compassion
And be responsible for every action
Hell no, no how, no way, no way
No way, no how, no way, no how
There is a thin line between what
Is good and what is evil
And, I will tiptoe down that line
But I will feel unstable
My life is a circus and I
Am tripping down that tightrope
Well, there is nothing to save me now
I'm fallin' to the ground
Fallin' to the ground all the way down
Hidden in the dirt
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I think this song is just about how he views youth today and that he thinks that nothing is going to change
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in my opinion, this is papa roach's best song...weird how it was a 'hidden' track.
ya that is werid cause this is one of there best songs on the album, it a nice change from the regular papa roach. amazing lyrics.
hmmm, absolutely great song. deffinatly one of their best. true, it is a nice change.
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Isn't this song a cover of a song done by a band called "The Police"...
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yeah...its is by a band called........the police....man your gay
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