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.
raindrops fell without rage
eyes half-closed
skin like dark gray metal
inanimate and cold
another flame to my face
the smell of sulfur lingering away
you're here for the perforation of the heart
precise incisions; anesthetic dreams
it's broken like a ticking watch that need repairs
shattered glass, exposed face, waiting to be wound
wounded like a friend of mine
who eased his pain by killing
not letting it kill him
when you wake up you won't remember anything
but that night the ghosts wailed in the windstorm
cries sharp like a crescent moon
a sickle grazed against the skin
my breath fogged up the window
so i let the night breathe in
i let the ghosts into my room
and listened to their screams
incessant whisperings
singing like music to my ears
a flash of life like lightning
electric blinding blue
reminded me of me
eyes half-closed
skin like dark gray metal
inanimate and cold
another flame to my face
the smell of sulfur lingering away
you're here for the perforation of the heart
precise incisions; anesthetic dreams
it's broken like a ticking watch that need repairs
shattered glass, exposed face, waiting to be wound
wounded like a friend of mine
who eased his pain by killing
not letting it kill him
when you wake up you won't remember anything
but that night the ghosts wailed in the windstorm
cries sharp like a crescent moon
a sickle grazed against the skin
my breath fogged up the window
so i let the night breathe in
i let the ghosts into my room
and listened to their screams
incessant whisperings
singing like music to my ears
a flash of life like lightning
electric blinding blue
reminded me of me
Lyrics submitted by AllStarMe
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