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.
You know we don't care at all
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
Alright
Two-step
I was just doin' my thing
Hanging out at the spot
You know the place we go
The music's John Blaze hot
And everybody was feeling the DJ (the DJ)
Smoke cleared and I saw a beautiful lady
The lights went low
And the disco ball came down
She walked up to me slow
And you know what happens now
The girl was fine and she knew she had game
What more do I have to say?
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We started grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up
When she had me up against the wall
You know we don't care at all
Just get caught up when you're up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
It's almost two o'clock
It's time to make my move
The after hours spot
Is where I'm going to
'Cause I gotta have some more
Lookin' for somebody to hit the dance floor
And lucky for me, I see
A fine young lady's eying me
The lights are low
And our friends were all around
I walked up to her slow
And you know what happens now
She turned around
And she worked in the worst way (the worst way)
What more, do I have to say?
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We started grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up
When she had me up against the wall
Shawty had me up against the wall
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the cutest one you saw?
She's underneath the disco ball
The disco ball, the disco ball
Standing next to strobe lights
Dancin' hot, looking tight
The freak show do come out at night
Out at night, night, night, night
What more do I have to say? (Two-step)
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We starting grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up when
She had me up against the wall (ooh,yeah)
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We started grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up
(At all) when she had me up against the wall
I just got caught up when you had me up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
You just get caught up when you're up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
You just get caught up when you're up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
Alright
Two-step
I was just doin' my thing
Hanging out at the spot
You know the place we go
The music's John Blaze hot
And everybody was feeling the DJ (the DJ)
Smoke cleared and I saw a beautiful lady
The lights went low
And the disco ball came down
She walked up to me slow
And you know what happens now
The girl was fine and she knew she had game
What more do I have to say?
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We started grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up
When she had me up against the wall
You know we don't care at all
Just get caught up when you're up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
It's almost two o'clock
It's time to make my move
The after hours spot
Is where I'm going to
'Cause I gotta have some more
Lookin' for somebody to hit the dance floor
And lucky for me, I see
A fine young lady's eying me
The lights are low
And our friends were all around
I walked up to her slow
And you know what happens now
She turned around
And she worked in the worst way (the worst way)
What more, do I have to say?
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We started grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up
When she had me up against the wall
Shawty had me up against the wall
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who's the cutest one you saw?
She's underneath the disco ball
The disco ball, the disco ball
Standing next to strobe lights
Dancin' hot, looking tight
The freak show do come out at night
Out at night, night, night, night
What more do I have to say? (Two-step)
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We starting grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up when
She had me up against the wall (ooh,yeah)
She took my hand
We never said a word at all
We started grindin'
Shawty had me up against the wall
Ask me about tomorrow
You know that I don't care at all
I just got caught up
(At all) when she had me up against the wall
I just got caught up when you had me up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
You just get caught up when you're up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
You just get caught up when you're up against the wall
We don't, we don't care at all
You know we don't care at all
Let, let me see you up, up against the wall
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I'm going to take one more educated (emphasis on the word educated) stab at commenting. I made a post here 3 years ago that said that justin and jc know how to write. That may be true, but as tooty frooty said, this song is not very poetic. It is, however, a cool song to dance to. When I wrote that other comment, it was before I knew what good writing looked like. It takes a lot to write a good poem, lots of hard work and thought went into this. I'm sure JC and Justin can write better, more thoughtful stuff than this, and I'm sure they have (with the excepting of their solo efforts).