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.
It's so fucked I am here doing this
It's bullshit, things don't end like this
I'm calling,
Staring into this place,
Where I cease to exist,
Wondering, why do things always end up like this
Chorus:
Jon: Fly
Take to the sky another dream of empty
Jon: Lies
Of promises denied by a forgiving
Jon: God
Who eats his young you're nothing you fucking
Jon: Fraud
My belief was betrayed I lost my faith in you
Jon: Try
To understand the sorrow and the
Jon: Why
Of a light that should still be burning
Jon: Bright
The angel in flight with a dog by his
Jon: Side
When you took him away I lost my faith in even you!!
It's so fucked I am here doing this
It's bullshit, things don't end like this
I'm calling,
Staring into this place,
Where I cease to exist,
Wondering, why do things always end up like this
Chorus:
Jon: Fly
Take to the sky another dream of empty
Jon: Lies
Of promises denied by a forgiving
Jon: God
Who eats his young you're nothing you fucking
Jon: Fraud
My belief was betrayed I lost my faith in you
Jon: Try
To understand the sorrow and the
Jon: Why
Of a light that should still be burning
Jon: Bright
The angel in flight with a dog by his
Jon: Side
When you took him away I lost my faith in even you!!
As I feel emptiness growing in my heart
I can't help but scream into hating you
I bet you think it's funny
You give us a gift and then you take it back
Chorus:
Jon: Fly
Take to the sky another dream of empty
Jon: Lies
Of promises denied by a forgiving
Jon: God
Who eats his young you're nothing you fucking
Jon: Fraud
My belief was betrayed I lost my faith in you
Jon: Try
To understand the sorrow and the
Jon: Why
Of a light that should still be burning
Jon: Bright
The angel in flight with a dog by his
Jon: Side
When you took him away I lost my faith in even you!!
As I feel emptiness growing in my heart
I can't help but scream into hating you
I bet you think it's funny
You give us a gift and then you take it back
It's bullshit, things don't end like this
I'm calling,
Staring into this place,
Where I cease to exist,
Wondering, why do things always end up like this
Chorus:
Jon: Fly
Take to the sky another dream of empty
Jon: Lies
Of promises denied by a forgiving
Jon: God
Who eats his young you're nothing you fucking
Jon: Fraud
My belief was betrayed I lost my faith in you
Jon: Try
To understand the sorrow and the
Jon: Why
Of a light that should still be burning
Jon: Bright
The angel in flight with a dog by his
Jon: Side
When you took him away I lost my faith in even you!!
It's so fucked I am here doing this
It's bullshit, things don't end like this
I'm calling,
Staring into this place,
Where I cease to exist,
Wondering, why do things always end up like this
Chorus:
Jon: Fly
Take to the sky another dream of empty
Jon: Lies
Of promises denied by a forgiving
Jon: God
Who eats his young you're nothing you fucking
Jon: Fraud
My belief was betrayed I lost my faith in you
Jon: Try
To understand the sorrow and the
Jon: Why
Of a light that should still be burning
Jon: Bright
The angel in flight with a dog by his
Jon: Side
When you took him away I lost my faith in even you!!
As I feel emptiness growing in my heart
I can't help but scream into hating you
I bet you think it's funny
You give us a gift and then you take it back
Chorus:
Jon: Fly
Take to the sky another dream of empty
Jon: Lies
Of promises denied by a forgiving
Jon: God
Who eats his young you're nothing you fucking
Jon: Fraud
My belief was betrayed I lost my faith in you
Jon: Try
To understand the sorrow and the
Jon: Why
Of a light that should still be burning
Jon: Bright
The angel in flight with a dog by his
Jon: Side
When you took him away I lost my faith in even you!!
As I feel emptiness growing in my heart
I can't help but scream into hating you
I bet you think it's funny
You give us a gift and then you take it back
Lyrics submitted by KiLLOggS
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