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.
Midnight came and went
I lie awake and speak with the moon
Broken in a million pieces again
I numb myself with the substances
And it's not the same
It may look that way but the faces have surely changed
Give me the blame and I will bury it deep down
And keep it from surfacing
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Until I've changed my ways
Never sink this low
I remember writing it on my arms
Looking down at skin, I see where I've been
And the burn inside my heart
And it's not the same
It may look that way but the faces have surely changed
Give me the blame and I will bury it deep down
And keep it from surfacing
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Until I've changed my ways
How many times can I bring it down here?
How many times can I put it back?
How many times can I bring it down here?
How many times can I put it back?
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Until I've changed my ways
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Swing it my way
I lie awake and speak with the moon
Broken in a million pieces again
I numb myself with the substances
And it's not the same
It may look that way but the faces have surely changed
Give me the blame and I will bury it deep down
And keep it from surfacing
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Until I've changed my ways
Never sink this low
I remember writing it on my arms
Looking down at skin, I see where I've been
And the burn inside my heart
And it's not the same
It may look that way but the faces have surely changed
Give me the blame and I will bury it deep down
And keep it from surfacing
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Until I've changed my ways
How many times can I bring it down here?
How many times can I put it back?
How many times can I bring it down here?
How many times can I put it back?
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Until I've changed my ways
Swing the noose my way
I'll hang here, I deserve to stay
Swing the noose my way
Swing it my way
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Swing the Noose Lyrics as written by Steven Matthew Holt Brock Lindow
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