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.
Open your eyes to realize that there's a broken mind for mankind
Hypocracy for the masses a cultured virus distracts
Can you walk the demon walk can you talk that silent talk
Respect don't expect its time evolution of the mind
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize
Well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Hey! well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Turn up loud turn up proud to gather around broken shrouds
For the shadows of power monopolised by the hour
Can you hear the party ranks doing their party pranks
cos now it's time Evolution of the mind
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize
Well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Hey! well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
pacify x12
Well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Hey! well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now.
Hypocracy for the masses a cultured virus distracts
Can you walk the demon walk can you talk that silent talk
Respect don't expect its time evolution of the mind
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize
Well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Hey! well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Turn up loud turn up proud to gather around broken shrouds
For the shadows of power monopolised by the hour
Can you hear the party ranks doing their party pranks
cos now it's time Evolution of the mind
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize recruit
Hey! yeah you're the prize
Well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Hey! well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
pacify x12
Well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Hey! well are you ready to break every rule that they make
Don't try to pacify me
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now
Well I miss the sun and I miss the sky cos its all been taken from our eyes
And I feel its alright now.
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