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.
All which you possess
Devoid of value
All that you acquire
Exacerbating your life's decline
Dragging you further down
Into an existence in abundance
But completely worthless
Yet your gluttonous instincts remain
Prized possessions
Like ball and chain
Life in opulence
Hoarder of nothingness
Forever consuming
Hands forever grasping
Mouth forever swallowing
This void forever growing
Glutton!
Brimful bellies bursting
Their egregious contents spilling out
In rivers of waste you'll drown
Dragging you further down
Dragging you down
Gluttonous!
Devoid of value
All that you acquire
Exacerbating your life's decline
Dragging you further down
Into an existence in abundance
But completely worthless
Yet your gluttonous instincts remain
Prized possessions
Like ball and chain
Life in opulence
Hoarder of nothingness
Forever consuming
Hands forever grasping
Mouth forever swallowing
This void forever growing
Glutton!
Brimful bellies bursting
Their egregious contents spilling out
In rivers of waste you'll drown
Dragging you further down
Dragging you down
Gluttonous!
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Glutton Lyrics as written by Filip Danielsson Buster Odeholm
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