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.
Here goes the story of a kid we thought we knew
He hid a hate inside and had a state of mind
That put him in his grave
It began with his friends
They never noticed the despair in his eyes
From the pressure
His life was etched in stone
Before he made a choice of his own
And he's dedicated
For everyday that he's made it on his own
In his fathers eyes he's a pair of dice
He won't be number one
He can't be number one
So he tries to comply
With everything they've ever asked
And his life is stitched with one-way tickets
To places he don't want to visit
He says I'm never gonna be perfect
Maybe I don't deserve his trust
But I'm doing the best I can
I've never dealt with such pressure
Feels like my whole lifes etched in stone
Before I've made a choice of my own
So save your breath cause you'll
Need it when you hang from a rope
Cause of death:
Obvious from your suicide note
The last words that filled the page:
If no one will listen than no one
Will miss me when I'm gone
Across town his dad falls asleep all alone
Never knowing he was never going to come home
The last thoughts that filled his head
Ill tell him I'm sorry Ill
Say I regret what I did
Its your life
Ill live my own life instead
His bedrooms filled with emptiness tonight
As the silence cuts through like a knife
Knowing he's not there
He hid a hate inside and had a state of mind
That put him in his grave
It began with his friends
They never noticed the despair in his eyes
From the pressure
His life was etched in stone
Before he made a choice of his own
And he's dedicated
For everyday that he's made it on his own
In his fathers eyes he's a pair of dice
He won't be number one
He can't be number one
So he tries to comply
With everything they've ever asked
And his life is stitched with one-way tickets
To places he don't want to visit
He says I'm never gonna be perfect
Maybe I don't deserve his trust
But I'm doing the best I can
I've never dealt with such pressure
Feels like my whole lifes etched in stone
Before I've made a choice of my own
So save your breath cause you'll
Need it when you hang from a rope
Cause of death:
Obvious from your suicide note
The last words that filled the page:
If no one will listen than no one
Will miss me when I'm gone
Across town his dad falls asleep all alone
Never knowing he was never going to come home
The last thoughts that filled his head
Ill tell him I'm sorry Ill
Say I regret what I did
Its your life
Ill live my own life instead
His bedrooms filled with emptiness tonight
As the silence cuts through like a knife
Knowing he's not there
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great song
I Can Relate To This Song, The Pressure My Father Puts On Me Makes Me Want To Give Up. Ice Nine Kills Are An Amazing Band.
my take:This songs about a kid with a bad father who never talked about his problems with his friends so they were convinced he had no problems so when he wanted to talk they wouldnt listen the hurt was bad so he killed him self and it wasnt until he was dead that the father realized what he had done
i agree with cfaz
captainmorgun
just cuz they got big doesnt mean they are fake
it seems like to me you are just pissed cuz they did get big
they make good music, get over it
lets not start a brawl here. this is for opinions & everyone has their own, k?
i agree with cfaz23 too, definitely parental pressure & ice nine kills kicks ass.
No shit. It's very apparent what this is about.
wow...i can really relate to this song its definetly parental pressure mostly the kids dad "In his father's eyes he's a pair of dice.He won't be number one He won't be number one" the result was suicide. "Cause of death: obvious from your suicide note the last words that filled the page if noone will listen then noone will miss me"
lmao they are so fake. All Ice Nine Kills is is a clone of Senses Fail. I used to drink and go to partys with these guys back before they got big back when they were just Ice Nine and a pop-punk band who sang about skipping school smoking and drinking. Its pathetic how fake they are now.