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.
It's D E L the Funkee Homosapien
to the rescue
I'm solo and threw a bolo and left two
dancers back on Soul Train
and ya know Soul Train get the phat doodie stain
now what ya gonna do with the board with no talent
using step 1 & step 2 to keep the show valid
let's have a vote and try to register our ballots
and realise a Hammer's just a mallet
toss him like a salad cause he ain't truly gifted
now the party's lifted by the crew HIEROGLYPHICS
golly-wolly, not another Elvis & Priscilla
Ice is cool, but I can't stand Vanilla
because he takes a style and tries to mock it
ain't nothin' personal, G
but I'm kinda inta chocolate
it's all about the black
and it's like that
and I'm so laid back cause I smoked a phat sack
plus I'm almost through & done with a whole 40-dog of Olde English
800
now I peep ya concept
ya think ya got a rep?
Dance all day, while I'm pissin' on your steps.
[CHORUS:]
"Oooh, oooh, pissin' on your steps..."
[BRIDGE]
No Del
is not a mean fellow
just because I wanna turn your dance shoes yellow
see I'm rather mellow
some call it lazy
me & myself
and I ain't with the daisies
cause I'm no g_ddam flower
and every single dancer in circumference
receives a golden shower
I'm here to insult the
hip hop John Travolta
ya think ya all that
but really you're shorter than a midget
I don't fidgit, with the ballet,
CUBE: Phuck a dancer!
DEL: Because that's what my pals say
and brothers don't shake ya rumps
wearin' biker shorts is like chokin' on ya nuts
because ya might end up with a cramp or a hernia
and that's much worse, than a fine girl burnin' ya
plus it ain't fly for you to have your behind
blasted all out like a feline
see I'm givin' you advice
make ya think twice
cause dance groups don't last past Minute Rice
so change ya conept
acquire some skills on the mic while I'm pissin' on your steps.
[CHORUS:]
"I gotta take a leak for the weak... (REPEAT)"
to the rescue
I'm solo and threw a bolo and left two
dancers back on Soul Train
and ya know Soul Train get the phat doodie stain
now what ya gonna do with the board with no talent
using step 1 & step 2 to keep the show valid
let's have a vote and try to register our ballots
and realise a Hammer's just a mallet
toss him like a salad cause he ain't truly gifted
now the party's lifted by the crew HIEROGLYPHICS
golly-wolly, not another Elvis & Priscilla
Ice is cool, but I can't stand Vanilla
because he takes a style and tries to mock it
ain't nothin' personal, G
but I'm kinda inta chocolate
it's all about the black
and it's like that
and I'm so laid back cause I smoked a phat sack
plus I'm almost through & done with a whole 40-dog of Olde English
800
now I peep ya concept
ya think ya got a rep?
Dance all day, while I'm pissin' on your steps.
[CHORUS:]
"Oooh, oooh, pissin' on your steps..."
[BRIDGE]
No Del
is not a mean fellow
just because I wanna turn your dance shoes yellow
see I'm rather mellow
some call it lazy
me & myself
and I ain't with the daisies
cause I'm no g_ddam flower
and every single dancer in circumference
receives a golden shower
I'm here to insult the
hip hop John Travolta
ya think ya all that
but really you're shorter than a midget
I don't fidgit, with the ballet,
CUBE: Phuck a dancer!
DEL: Because that's what my pals say
and brothers don't shake ya rumps
wearin' biker shorts is like chokin' on ya nuts
because ya might end up with a cramp or a hernia
and that's much worse, than a fine girl burnin' ya
plus it ain't fly for you to have your behind
blasted all out like a feline
see I'm givin' you advice
make ya think twice
cause dance groups don't last past Minute Rice
so change ya conept
acquire some skills on the mic while I'm pissin' on your steps.
[CHORUS:]
"I gotta take a leak for the weak... (REPEAT)"
Lyrics submitted by ruben
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artists should focus more on the lyrics and quality of the song rather than just the dancing/show part. he's pissing on their (dance)steps.