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.
Puffy lips, glistening skin
And everything comes rushing in
We don't go to hell the memories of us do
I get a sense of connectedness
Exclusive, tight but nothing dangerous
We don't go to hell the memories of us do
And if you go to hell, I'll still remember you
But I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
Terry's gift is forever green
It got me up and back on the scene
We don't go to hell, just our memories do
Fantastic gap, common space
Open concept in your smiling face
We don't go to hell, the memories of us do
And if you go to hell I'll still remember you
But I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
And everything comes rushing in
We don't go to hell the memories of us do
I get a sense of connectedness
Exclusive, tight but nothing dangerous
We don't go to hell the memories of us do
And if you go to hell, I'll still remember you
But I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
Terry's gift is forever green
It got me up and back on the scene
We don't go to hell, just our memories do
Fantastic gap, common space
Open concept in your smiling face
We don't go to hell, the memories of us do
And if you go to hell I'll still remember you
But I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the death
Of inevitability to death just a little bit
I thought you beat the inevitability
Of death to death just a little bit
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Inevitability of Death Lyrics as written by Gordon Sinclair Gordon Downie
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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Apparently, this song is about Terry Fox. He has a really bad case of cancer and it took one of his legs. To overcome his status as disabled, he ran all across Canada, more than 3000 miles from Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario. He died a year after his run in 1981. I don't know if the entire song is about that but it makes for a great storytelling.
I like the idea of it being about Terry Fox. This song is tripping me out because I am just realizing I'm not an immortal teenager anymore. I really gotta quit smoking. I want to live as long as I possibly can. Be one of those old people who's gross and their family is scared of them.
i love the statement "we don't go to hell, just our memories do". it means to me that what happens after death is nothing, the fear of going to hell is just that people say you went to hell, or whatever, basically talking ill of you after your passing and damaging your reputation after your demise. just a though.
yah man i deff agree, god is just a metaphor for other people and its not that we actually go to 'hell" its that the relation ship between someone who has gone to "hell" and the rest of the world is just as bad as if they actually had.<br />
I like the chorus, sometimes when having these kinds of conversations, people can beat the inevitability to death to death, just a little bit.
According to Leslie Mckay, "Terry" was the name of a lung donor. Her father, Bill McKay, was the recipient of those lungs and was close with Gord and his wife Laura. Bill traveled with the band, and according to his daughter, was practically an honourary member. Sadly, he passed away in 1993. His funeral is believed to be the inspiration for Greasy Jungle.
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