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.
Surprise surprise
I'll have you know I've come to see you die
I'm hard to find
You'll never tell
You know me by now
You know me by now
You do
Raison why?
Call it conversation
Call it occupation
We'll be here awhile
Baisons now,
Before it's too late
Before you betray yourself
And I to you
Went to the levy
Dove into the water
Dove into the water
Unchaining my light
Fate, the believer
Sanctified redeemer
Camouflaged deceiver
So covetous, I
But you
Baby,
Sitting outside in the cold
I can see that you're not alone
That's vanity swallowing u
Come and see
How, baby
Soon she'll be picking her teeth
Not dead
I'll see you all again
In time we all descend
Not yet
And I won't leave til I know what I need to know
You know me by now
You know me by now
Baby,
Fear has a mind of its own
Undress, it'll seep in your bones
And I see how it waited for you
And I see how it baited the hook
Now you're gone and you ain't coming back
Baby,
Sitting outside in the cold
I can see that you're not alone
Calamity following you
Come and see
That baby,
Sin is a line in a poem
Unknown with a need to be known
A throne in a room with a view
but you're lost in the woods
I'll have you know I've come to see you die
I'm hard to find
You'll never tell
You know me by now
You know me by now
You do
Raison why?
Call it conversation
Call it occupation
We'll be here awhile
Baisons now,
Before it's too late
Before you betray yourself
And I to you
Went to the levy
Dove into the water
Dove into the water
Unchaining my light
Fate, the believer
Sanctified redeemer
Camouflaged deceiver
So covetous, I
But you
Baby,
Sitting outside in the cold
I can see that you're not alone
That's vanity swallowing u
Come and see
How, baby
Soon she'll be picking her teeth
Not dead
I'll see you all again
In time we all descend
Not yet
And I won't leave til I know what I need to know
You know me by now
You know me by now
Baby,
Fear has a mind of its own
Undress, it'll seep in your bones
And I see how it waited for you
And I see how it baited the hook
Now you're gone and you ain't coming back
Baby,
Sitting outside in the cold
I can see that you're not alone
Calamity following you
Come and see
That baby,
Sin is a line in a poem
Unknown with a need to be known
A throne in a room with a view
but you're lost in the woods
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Lost in the Woods Lyrics as written by Greg Dulli
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I believe this song is about being close to someone who is ill or lost and can't find their way (lost in the woods) and you are doing all you can to rescue them redeem their soul and finding along the way, you also need to redeem yours as well. One of my favorite and also the most telling lyric stanza is this one:
Baby, Fear has a mind of its own Undress, it'll seep in your bones And I see how it waited for you And I see how it baited the hook Now you're gone and you ain't coming back
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