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.
Held captive, I'm a prisoner
In the back room where the water leaks
And I'm, oh, so cold
Command me on what to do
But we both know
Neither you or I are in control
There's nothing left for me here
I'm grabbing on to what's left of this hole
It's all too real, this can't be happening
Never again, ever again, will I say I'm okay
I'm scared of the fate that will become mine
Become mine
No time to talk, no time to talk
You know the drill
Under my desk, this can't be it
I'm only dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
But I can't get up
No time to talk, not this time (This is my place)
This is where I arrange
Under my desk, this can't be it
I'm only dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
But I can't get up
No time to talk, not this time (This is my place)
This is where I arrange
It's so funny how
We see things so clear
When we have no time left to live
So, lay back now
And take it in
I won't say a word
So, lay back now
And take it in
And I won't say anything
I can't believe how it feels
To stand here in this room
And feel like it's gonna blow
I think we're all gonna blow
Under my desk, this can't be it
I'm only dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
But I can't get up
No time to talk, not this time (This is my place)
This is where I arrange
Well, I've got to be dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
We've got to be dreaming (We've got to be dreaming)
We've got to be
I've got to be dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
We've got to be dreaming
Please, don't wake me up
This is the end
This is the end
This is the end
In the back room where the water leaks
And I'm, oh, so cold
Command me on what to do
But we both know
Neither you or I are in control
There's nothing left for me here
I'm grabbing on to what's left of this hole
It's all too real, this can't be happening
Never again, ever again, will I say I'm okay
I'm scared of the fate that will become mine
Become mine
No time to talk, no time to talk
You know the drill
Under my desk, this can't be it
I'm only dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
But I can't get up
No time to talk, not this time (This is my place)
This is where I arrange
Under my desk, this can't be it
I'm only dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
But I can't get up
No time to talk, not this time (This is my place)
This is where I arrange
It's so funny how
We see things so clear
When we have no time left to live
So, lay back now
And take it in
I won't say a word
So, lay back now
And take it in
And I won't say anything
I can't believe how it feels
To stand here in this room
And feel like it's gonna blow
I think we're all gonna blow
Under my desk, this can't be it
I'm only dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
But I can't get up
No time to talk, not this time (This is my place)
This is where I arrange
Well, I've got to be dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
We've got to be dreaming (We've got to be dreaming)
We've got to be
I've got to be dreaming (I've got to be dreaming)
We've got to be dreaming
Please, don't wake me up
This is the end
This is the end
This is the end
Lyrics submitted by BassicChick
A Moment Suspended In Time Lyrics as written by Christopher Dudley Aaron Gillespie
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These arent the right lyrics, the actual song is completely different on there purevolume.. this must be one of the demos that leaked with the wrong name
the correct lyrics are listed under 'A Moment Suspended in Time' I dont know how to change them though.
I've reported that the titles are wrong in the forums, they should be corrected soon.
I just bought the new UnderOATH CD at midnight this morning. Here are the real lyrics (out of the booklet):
Hold captive, I'm a prisoner In the back room where the water leaks and I'm oh, so cold. Command me on what to do, but we both know neither you or I are in control.
There's something left for me here. I'm grabbing on to what's left of this hole, it's all too real this can't be happening. Never again, ever again, will I say I'm Ok. I'm scared of the fate that will become mine.
No time to talk, you know the drill.
Under my desk this can't be it. I'm only dreaming, I've got to be dreaming. But I can't get up, No time to talk, not this time, this is my place. This is where I arrange.
It's so funny how we see things so clear when we have no time left to live.
So lay back now and take it in, I wont say a word, I wont say anything.
I can't believe how it feels. To stand here in this room, and feel like it's going to blow. I think we're all going to blow.
I've got to be dreaming. We've got to be dreaming. Please don't wake me up. This is the end.
thank you lifemeansbitter for adding the correct lyrics to most of the songs off Define The Great Line!
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thanks again LifeMeansBitter. good catch owen. the whole tornado drill theory would explain alot of the weird, seemingly random comments about the desk and such, but i think the tornado drill is still just a metaphor. Maybe for how we need to lose or almost lose things to see their true value. I am a christian but i will admit it gets visciously annoying when we try to over apply God and Christianity into things that may be simply about life itself. And seeing God created life and all things, then why do we need to over apply and seemingly over compensate for our Belief.
Just a thought.
i dont think its specifically about a tornado, but maybe being referenced to.