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.
Lay awake, I don't give a shit
If I even ever wake up in the morning
Down below there's a pile of sin
Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning
Burned at the stake
Inside I'm blistering, not a whisper
Looking in you'd never know it
Miles below, I look up again
When you snap they say
Before you never show it
Someone said, it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes
Fuses glow, wounds are festering
Till the wind comes up
And takes it to the last pow
Back and forth, staring at the wall
This room's a cage
I know that something's got to give now
Lay awake, I don't give a shit
If I even ever wake up in the morning
Down below there's a pile of sin
Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning
Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes
Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes
Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes
No brakes, no brakes
If I even ever wake up in the morning
Down below there's a pile of sin
Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning
Burned at the stake
Inside I'm blistering, not a whisper
Looking in you'd never know it
Miles below, I look up again
When you snap they say
Before you never show it
Someone said, it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes
Fuses glow, wounds are festering
Till the wind comes up
And takes it to the last pow
Back and forth, staring at the wall
This room's a cage
I know that something's got to give now
Lay awake, I don't give a shit
If I even ever wake up in the morning
Down below there's a pile of sin
Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning
Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes
Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes
Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes
No brakes, no brakes
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