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.
Let's sling our rain slicks over
February's fantastic antlers
sprouting from the foreheads of
world famous necromancers
The winter's looming like a
bloodthirsty bird of prey
And I guarantee by spring we'll
either be world famous or
goddamned dead.
Guitar one fastens languid years to
busty bones like dust and skin on a
dull antique moon.
Guitar two's touch keeps ruining
lovers for other lovers like jokers
concealed in trick decks in our laps.
There's a train tumbling down torn
paper tracks while weeds blossom
from heartbeats that lack.
Guitar three's dancing even though
her song ended ages and
ages ago.
She's at an empty dance club
suspended in the middle of a
rambling sentence.
Guitar four says, "If you still
believe in the grace of man, let me
introduce you to greedy, greedy,
greedy hands."
Let's sling our rain slicks over every
single second to the rapture
dripping from clocks ticking all our
misadventures.
The winter left town with some
seventeen-year-old waitress.
And spring's laying in a pile of all
moments of our misadventure.
February's fantastic antlers
sprouting from the foreheads of
world famous necromancers
The winter's looming like a
bloodthirsty bird of prey
And I guarantee by spring we'll
either be world famous or
goddamned dead.
Guitar one fastens languid years to
busty bones like dust and skin on a
dull antique moon.
Guitar two's touch keeps ruining
lovers for other lovers like jokers
concealed in trick decks in our laps.
There's a train tumbling down torn
paper tracks while weeds blossom
from heartbeats that lack.
Guitar three's dancing even though
her song ended ages and
ages ago.
She's at an empty dance club
suspended in the middle of a
rambling sentence.
Guitar four says, "If you still
believe in the grace of man, let me
introduce you to greedy, greedy,
greedy hands."
Let's sling our rain slicks over every
single second to the rapture
dripping from clocks ticking all our
misadventures.
The winter left town with some
seventeen-year-old waitress.
And spring's laying in a pile of all
moments of our misadventure.
Lyrics submitted by JRCJYC
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Quick correction at the beginning. Romancers is 'necromancers.'
Also, I don't believe the word 'empty' appears in the sentence "she's at an empty dance club"
yeah, Romancers is Necromancers
"Guitar three's dancing" should be changed to "Guitar four's dancing"
yes I know the lyrics are off I was in a hurry so what did was just copy the lyrics the way they were from the sleeve
And nobody's blaming you...We're just giving you corrections.
thats the problem with the blood brothers.. johnny always changes the lyrics in the track but not in the sleeve.
What do they say in between :
Guitar four says, "If you still believe in the grace of man, let me introduce you to greedy, greedy, greedy hands."
and
Let's sling our rain slicks over every single second to the rapture dripping from clocks ticking all our misadventures.
?
I was wondering that too.
I was wondering that too.
It's just random screeching from Johnny.
And you people.. with your correcting and correcting.. It SHOULD be 'empty dance club' and it SHOULD be Guitar 3... Johnny has a bad habit of saying different or less words during the frenzy of any of their songs.. It's more important that the words they are trying to convey are correct, not necessarily that we transcribe every single syllable he says onto the site.