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.
Fear is an emotion inside us
Deeper growing my deaths content
Eating away our insides
Watching themselves and they step out of skin
So darkness it surrounds the being
Memories resurrected of pain
Remembered what?
Were reminded then
Of a the fear that's inside us and we'll give in today
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
I mend my soul without reason
Patiently conscience restrained
My life feels so nice
It seems my darkness disguised entity
Shrouded in lifetimes of misery
Turned and it swells in my fate
Repeated what?
Disregarded then
Of the visions in my mind reflected mistake
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Why!?
Hostile manner that's my fear
Sets back in my body goodnight
Relayed needles
Now floating feeling with soul striped from rine
Wrapping dead bodies accending
Vision restored to my eyes
Confidence what ??
Through defiance why ?
I've just now lifted from dead soiled time
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
I'm inside you
My hand upon you
Your life gets a clue I'm finished
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Fear its violent
Sleeping inside me
Cry out just can't sickness inside me
Sickness full of weakness in motion
Please let me free now get out of me!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
Deeper growing my deaths content
Eating away our insides
Watching themselves and they step out of skin
So darkness it surrounds the being
Memories resurrected of pain
Remembered what?
Were reminded then
Of a the fear that's inside us and we'll give in today
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
I mend my soul without reason
Patiently conscience restrained
My life feels so nice
It seems my darkness disguised entity
Shrouded in lifetimes of misery
Turned and it swells in my fate
Repeated what?
Disregarded then
Of the visions in my mind reflected mistake
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
Its inside you
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Why!?
Hostile manner that's my fear
Sets back in my body goodnight
Relayed needles
Now floating feeling with soul striped from rine
Wrapping dead bodies accending
Vision restored to my eyes
Confidence what ??
Through defiance why ?
I've just now lifted from dead soiled time
Fear
Fuck you
Fear
I'm inside you
My hand upon you
Your life gets a clue I'm finished
Why am I here? Because you invited me
I can't help for your insecurity
You can't hide it from me cause I'm inside of you
I took it from you because your a freak show
Fear its violent
Sleeping inside me
Cry out just can't sickness inside me
Sickness full of weakness in motion
Please let me free now get out of me!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
Fear!
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