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.
The Dead One
"You tried to stop me, remember?
You tried to deface your own creation
But I stopped you
Did it hurt, did you feel pain?"
[Violent J]
Guess it all began when the bullet finally struck
And I walked away harmless, it must of been good luck
Or maybe I'm dead, I'm sorry but you're dead
Maybe I outta go anyway
[Violent J]
Strange things have happened since this day accord
A can hear a cold whisper in my every word
It's telling me I'm dead, I'm sorry but you're dead (no)
Maybe I outta go anyway
[Violent J]
I'm feeling so stiff as I walk out the house
My tongue's so dry, think it's rotting in my mouth
Oh, tell me am I dead? I'm sorry but you're dead ("it hurts")
Life goes on for some
My boys all stare at me I wonder what they think
They don't blink and my teeth keep popping out I stink
Oh, tell me am I dead? I'm sorry but you're dead
I don't want to die, maybe I outta go if I'm dead
[Violent J]
My soul is so heavy that it draws me to the floor
I can hear these demons knocking at my door
They're laughing at the dead, I'm sorry but you're dead (no)
I don't want to die, if you're dead, you're dead
I don't want to die...you're dead, not yet now...
I don't want to die...maybe I outta go
You're dead...I'm not goin' now...
I don't want to die, maybe I outta go
Not yet now...
I don't want to die...
I'm dead...
I don't want to die...
you're dead
not yet
you're dead...
not yet
i speak
YOU'RE DEAD, BITCH HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!
"You tried to stop me, remember?
You tried to deface your own creation
But I stopped you
Did it hurt, did you feel pain?"
[Violent J]
Guess it all began when the bullet finally struck
And I walked away harmless, it must of been good luck
Or maybe I'm dead, I'm sorry but you're dead
Maybe I outta go anyway
[Violent J]
Strange things have happened since this day accord
A can hear a cold whisper in my every word
It's telling me I'm dead, I'm sorry but you're dead (no)
Maybe I outta go anyway
[Violent J]
I'm feeling so stiff as I walk out the house
My tongue's so dry, think it's rotting in my mouth
Oh, tell me am I dead? I'm sorry but you're dead ("it hurts")
Life goes on for some
My boys all stare at me I wonder what they think
They don't blink and my teeth keep popping out I stink
Oh, tell me am I dead? I'm sorry but you're dead
I don't want to die, maybe I outta go if I'm dead
[Violent J]
My soul is so heavy that it draws me to the floor
I can hear these demons knocking at my door
They're laughing at the dead, I'm sorry but you're dead (no)
I don't want to die, if you're dead, you're dead
I don't want to die...you're dead, not yet now...
I don't want to die...maybe I outta go
You're dead...I'm not goin' now...
I don't want to die, maybe I outta go
Not yet now...
I don't want to die...
I'm dead...
I don't want to die...
you're dead
not yet
you're dead...
not yet
i speak
YOU'RE DEAD, BITCH HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!
Lyrics submitted by MyAntiDrugIsSuicide
The Dead One Lyrics as written by Joseph Bruce
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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