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.
There's static in the atmosphere
A constant interference that is killing me
I'm losing the connection here
And all the frequencies are down
And this silence seems so loud
That's why
This system shorted out
Programmed restraint before the shutting down
This system shorted our
memory fails during the crashing down.
I'm screaming at the satellites
I'm watching all the screens go black in front of me.
I'm sending out a prayer tonight
Because all the frequencies are down
and this silence seems so loud.
And as it's starting to fade out
And as we're heading underground
There is a pessimistic side of me that knows that this
might never turn itself around.
A constant interference that is killing me
I'm losing the connection here
And all the frequencies are down
And this silence seems so loud
That's why
This system shorted out
Programmed restraint before the shutting down
This system shorted our
memory fails during the crashing down.
I'm screaming at the satellites
I'm watching all the screens go black in front of me.
I'm sending out a prayer tonight
Because all the frequencies are down
and this silence seems so loud.
And as it's starting to fade out
And as we're heading underground
There is a pessimistic side of me that knows that this
might never turn itself around.
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