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.
You live your life day by day
You can't feel it's slipping away
It's like heaven where you never get bored
You self inflicted Rock 'n roll whore
Can you feel it
Can you feel the clocks ticking away
The world doesn't change in a day
The world doesn't change it
The world doesn't change in a day
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
To breathe
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
The world doesn't change in a day
You've got a thousand wounds to heal
You gotta stop thinking nothing's for real
Electric shock won't bring you back
You're fading baby
You fade to black
The world doesn't change in a day
The world doesn't change it
The world doesn't change in a day
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
To breathe
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
The world doesn't change in a day
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
To breathe
It makes me sick
To see
What you mean
To me
When you are the one inside
Is it what you thought it'd be
I always knew you'd be a star
And now you are
You can't feel it's slipping away
It's like heaven where you never get bored
You self inflicted Rock 'n roll whore
Can you feel it
Can you feel the clocks ticking away
The world doesn't change in a day
The world doesn't change it
The world doesn't change in a day
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
To breathe
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
The world doesn't change in a day
You've got a thousand wounds to heal
You gotta stop thinking nothing's for real
Electric shock won't bring you back
You're fading baby
You fade to black
The world doesn't change in a day
The world doesn't change it
The world doesn't change in a day
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
To breathe
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
The world doesn't change in a day
It makes me sick
To see
What you need
To breathe
It makes me sick
To see
What you mean
To me
When you are the one inside
Is it what you thought it'd be
I always knew you'd be a star
And now you are
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Fade to Black Lyrics as written by Kim Ljung
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