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.
Is there anything that I need to say
That hasn't been said before
I have been polite for too long
Why should I be anymore
Better now than never, better loud than clever
Better just to play the fool
It's times like this when you just close your eyes and kiss
Because everything after this is just bullshit and being cruel
So hold me up, I'm going out
And don't wait up, I won't be coming home
If you lay me down in concrete fields
Will I dream of grass and opera?
This is the sound and how it feels
To be dead
In the end, there will be fire and brimstone
And no one will be there to answer the telephone
You are the only one I miss
You are the only answer at a time like this
She is the trick of my trade
She is the thing that can't be made
She is gold and nothing less
And she is fearless
So hold me up, we're going out
And don't wait up, we won't be coming home
If you lay me down in concrete fields
Will I dream of grass and opera?
This is the sound and how it feels
To be dead
You hold it in your hand (you)
You keep it in your heart (you)
You hide it in your head and (you)
You use it when you have to
She is the trick of my trade
These are the things that can't be made
Stay yourself and nothing less
Stay fearless
Fearless
Fearless
That hasn't been said before
I have been polite for too long
Why should I be anymore
Better now than never, better loud than clever
Better just to play the fool
It's times like this when you just close your eyes and kiss
Because everything after this is just bullshit and being cruel
So hold me up, I'm going out
And don't wait up, I won't be coming home
If you lay me down in concrete fields
Will I dream of grass and opera?
This is the sound and how it feels
To be dead
In the end, there will be fire and brimstone
And no one will be there to answer the telephone
You are the only one I miss
You are the only answer at a time like this
She is the trick of my trade
She is the thing that can't be made
She is gold and nothing less
And she is fearless
So hold me up, we're going out
And don't wait up, we won't be coming home
If you lay me down in concrete fields
Will I dream of grass and opera?
This is the sound and how it feels
To be dead
You hold it in your hand (you)
You keep it in your heart (you)
You hide it in your head and (you)
You use it when you have to
She is the trick of my trade
These are the things that can't be made
Stay yourself and nothing less
Stay fearless
Fearless
Fearless
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