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.
Oh Annabel Lee, forever in my dreams.
You know you've still got a piece of my heart.
You've had it right from the start.
Oh Annabel Lee, stop haunting my dreams.
Yours is the face that I see in the dark, in the dark.
Into the darkness,
farther, my heart slips.
Into the darkness,
into the sea.
Oh Annabel Lee, the ocean calls to me.
In the spring when our love had its start.
Oh Annabel Lee,forever trapped by the memories,
in the sepulchre of my heart.
Black cats they scurry by in the night.
They tell me where you are.
In the chill of november
and now the kingdom is in ruins. J
ust a memory of you and me.
Will you release me?
Into the darkness,
farther, my heart slips.
Into the darkness,
into the sea.
Oh Annabel Lee, those nights seem so long ago.
When my heart didn't feel so old.
Oh Annabel Lee, call your name for eternity.
Long as the stars shall burn and the moon glows.
The ocean whispers in night air
and you once were with me there.
Do you remember?
And I'm speaking your name.
Though it's over, think of me.
Will you release me?
Into the darkness,
farther, my heart slips.
Into the darkness,
into the sea.
You know you've still got a piece of my heart.
You've had it right from the start.
Oh Annabel Lee, stop haunting my dreams.
Yours is the face that I see in the dark, in the dark.
Into the darkness,
farther, my heart slips.
Into the darkness,
into the sea.
Oh Annabel Lee, the ocean calls to me.
In the spring when our love had its start.
Oh Annabel Lee,forever trapped by the memories,
in the sepulchre of my heart.
Black cats they scurry by in the night.
They tell me where you are.
In the chill of november
and now the kingdom is in ruins. J
ust a memory of you and me.
Will you release me?
Into the darkness,
farther, my heart slips.
Into the darkness,
into the sea.
Oh Annabel Lee, those nights seem so long ago.
When my heart didn't feel so old.
Oh Annabel Lee, call your name for eternity.
Long as the stars shall burn and the moon glows.
The ocean whispers in night air
and you once were with me there.
Do you remember?
And I'm speaking your name.
Though it's over, think of me.
Will you release me?
Into the darkness,
farther, my heart slips.
Into the darkness,
into the sea.
Lyrics submitted by 0cool
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