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.
Heartbreaker
Feelin' alright
Body over mind
It's slower
Reduction is addictive too
Personality overview
I can see what the cost will be
You know, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can see what it all means to me
Honey, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can't put you down
Hard drinker
Feelin' uptight
Your maker, mine
It's slower
Reduction is addictive too
Personality overview
I can see what the cost will be
You know, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can see what it all means to me
Honey, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Everything you buy is for the jingle
Every time you lie it's all the same
Ooh, and if you need a rhyme to kill the singer
Shoot me dead before I may be through
Feelin' alright
Body over mind
It's slower
Reduction is addictive too
Personality overview
I can see what the cost will be
You know, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can see what it all means to me
Honey, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can't put you down
Hard drinker
Feelin' uptight
Your maker, mine
It's slower
Reduction is addictive too
Personality overview
I can see what the cost will be
You know, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can see what it all means to me
Honey, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Everything you buy is for the jingle
Every time you lie it's all the same
Ooh, and if you need a rhyme to kill the singer
Shoot me dead before I may be through
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One question MrKASADY, how the fuck could it be about Layne's drug addictions when it was written by Jerry Cantrell?
sympathy? :P<br /> well, I believe Jerry Cantrell had his time with drugs too.
Sympathy with an added idea of a broken relationship maybe.