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.
Cry your eyes bloodshot
While there's still time
Cause soon it's gone
And you'll be so shocked
One queen-sized coffin
That was built for two
Is your death bed
It belongs to you
Tease me, baby, please me
With the fresh disease
Hope riding on a bullet
Alive tonight
You know we couldn't get it right
Come save your life tonight
You know we'll never get it right
Don't try to swim to shore
Because you can't go back
Say three words like
They're the last you'll speak
Curtains drop
Concealing appearances of heaven
Destroyer they'll be another
Just like you
You're not the only one
I'm not the only one
Watching the fallout fly back up
Walking where time stands still
See how our love kills
Dropping curtains down
Concealing appearances of heaven
Without my existence
You are nothing
Without my affection
You wilt
We fucked like a nuclear war release
Fuck off
See how I let you down
Watching fallout fly back up?
While there's still time
Cause soon it's gone
And you'll be so shocked
One queen-sized coffin
That was built for two
Is your death bed
It belongs to you
Tease me, baby, please me
With the fresh disease
Hope riding on a bullet
Alive tonight
You know we couldn't get it right
Come save your life tonight
You know we'll never get it right
Don't try to swim to shore
Because you can't go back
Say three words like
They're the last you'll speak
Curtains drop
Concealing appearances of heaven
Destroyer they'll be another
Just like you
You're not the only one
I'm not the only one
Watching the fallout fly back up
Walking where time stands still
See how our love kills
Dropping curtains down
Concealing appearances of heaven
Without my existence
You are nothing
Without my affection
You wilt
We fucked like a nuclear war release
Fuck off
See how I let you down
Watching fallout fly back up?
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gregpuciato.com/post/12969994606 "Greg, looking back on writing "Sunshine The Warewolf" did you imagine it would ever turn into your most passionate fans' favourite lyric to scream back "DESTROYERRRRRR!!!!" at you? What context/form has that lyric now taken on in your mind, if any?"
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i feel like this song has a double-climax with the "DESTROYER" part and the "without my existence" part... in other words, fucking AWESOME
o yea to monicamarie, some other sick DEP songs IMO are 43% Burnt, The Mullet Burden, Panasonic Youth, Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants, and Fix Your Face. i'm pretty new to them myself so i'm still tryin to get into their older stuff
i wish i could see them with less than 50 people this song is the best on the album.
How BRUTAL is this song? I love the violin part in the background. Oh my god I need to go punch things now.
Dillinger has helped me through more than a few lady problems. And damnit how awesome is this vocalist now.
No kidding. Those violins in the right stereo sound loud as fuck.
the 'destroyer' part makes me want to DESTROY kids faces. this song fucking rules.
"Without my existence, you are nothing Without my affection, you wilt"
Dunno why I love those lines so much...
yes, when he yells "DESTROYER!!!!!" at that HUGE climax, i feel thats Dillinger's finest moment thus far. an immense song.
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"don't try to swim to shore because you can't go back" Those lines are probably my favourite in the song. He's saying how she chose to swim out there in the first place, and he is the shore, and she's not coming back to him.
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