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.
.:: White Ribbon Day ::.
How can it be that God is love?
When blood rolls down upon our land And fathers lose their only son Where is the hope?
Oh God we pray for White Ribbon Day
How can it be that you could love me?
When the blood ran down that wooden cross
Your father gave his only son
You came for peace
You came to die for White Ribbon Day
[Chorus:]
And we pray for peace
To flood our hearts again
Only God can save our nation now
And we long for joy to fill our streets again
Only God can save our nation now
How can it be that God is just?
When flesh is torn from young and old
And children run in bloody fields
Where is the hope?
God we pray for White Ribbon Day
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah for White Ribbon Day
And can it be that you are just
When flesh was torn for young and old?
And here we stand saved by your blood
We'll stand with courage
We'll live and die for White Ribbon Day
Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah for White Ribbon Day
How can it be that God is love?
When blood rolls down upon our land And fathers lose their only son Where is the hope?
Oh God we pray for White Ribbon Day
How can it be that you could love me?
When the blood ran down that wooden cross
Your father gave his only son
You came for peace
You came to die for White Ribbon Day
[Chorus:]
And we pray for peace
To flood our hearts again
Only God can save our nation now
And we long for joy to fill our streets again
Only God can save our nation now
How can it be that God is just?
When flesh is torn from young and old
And children run in bloody fields
Where is the hope?
God we pray for White Ribbon Day
[Chorus]
Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah for White Ribbon Day
And can it be that you are just
When flesh was torn for young and old?
And here we stand saved by your blood
We'll stand with courage
We'll live and die for White Ribbon Day
Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah for White Ribbon Day
Lyrics submitted by jarsonic
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