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.
HOLY COW THE WHOLE SHITS GONE BLOOOUUWW
BROTHERS IN A CIPHER THE 25 TO LIFERS
NOT HAPPY BOUT THE WAY SHITS GOING DOWN
SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHAT YOU GONNA DO
WE GONNA CHANGE IT RE-ARRANGE IT
ESTRANGE IT WE GONE RIDE IT
CHANGE THE WAY APPLIED IT
SO CLINTON GOT HIS DICK SUCKED SO WHAT
THERE'S PLENTY MORE WE COULD TAKING BOUT
AND IF O.J. KILLED MARGARETTE
WOULD 80 MILLION PREJUDICED WHITE
MUTHA FUKERS REALLY GIVE A FUCK
HELL NO KEEP IT REAL YALL NO THE DEAL
BY NOW YALL SAYING THIS NIGGERS I'LL
BLACK KILLS BLACK IT'S COOL
BLACK KILLS WHITE NIGGER YOU CRAZY
I'M SWAZY ON THIS VERSE
MOMMA TOLD ME NOT TO CURSE
BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE 'EM CARRY MY LOAD
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ....HEY
SOLD HIS SOUL TO SOME DICK
I AINT DOWN WIT THAT CLICK
CHOOSIN AT THE LOSIN END OF THE STICK
MY SO CALLED BROKER GOT MY ASS BROKER
THAN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
NO I CANT STAND IT
INSTEAD OF SITTIN ON THE BLOCK ON THE CURB
IM AHEAD OF THE CURVE
STILL IM GETTING HIT WIT THIS BULLSHIT FIND NO DIAMONDS ON THIS RHYMER
FUCK DEBEERS OWNIN MINES
GOD DAMN OPPENHEIMER
MORE IMPORTANT THAN A LAST SHOT BY JORDAN
BADGE OVER TROUBLED BROTHERS
IN OTHER WORDS A WARDEN
SHARPVILLE MASSACRE
LAWSUITS AND LABOR DISPUTES
THINGS FALL APART
LIKE THEY DO UP IN ROOTS
NEW WORLD ORDER
BLOWIN UP THAT DAT RECORDER
A MILLION REORDERS
STOPPED BY COURT ORDERS
TOO MANY SLAUGHTERS
GOT MY ASS UP DROWNIN IN THE WATER
LYIN ASS FUCK SAVIN PRIVATE RYANS ASS
PARANOID SIX PLUCKZ FROM THE TAROT CARDZ
I DON'T WANNA SEE DEATH SO I PLAY HARD
CRUCIFIX TATTOO TRIPLE SIX
DEATH ANGELS PERFORMING ON A SKIN FLIX
SPIT IN THE EYE OF CHRIST YOU DEAD BITCH
SELL YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL "I'LL SET TRIP"
BLACK KILLS BLACK IT'S COOL
BLACK KILLS WHITE NIGGER YOU CRAZY
I'M SWAZY ON THIS VERSE
MOMMA TOLD ME NOT TO CURSE
BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE 'EM CARRY MY LOAD
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ....HEY
A YO THESE PEOPLE IN POWER THEY GOT THIS WHOLE SHIT TWISTED
WHATEVER BRANCH THEY SWINGING FROM I DAM SURE AIN'T ENLISTING
OOO, OOO, OOO THAT'S THE SOUND OF THEM MONKEYS SWINGING FROM THEM TREES DOWN ON
THEIR KNEES SAYIN PLEASE MR EXECUTIVE PLEASE
A MILLION DOLLAR DEAL FOR MY SOUL
YES MASSA WHATEVER YOU SAY
CAUSE YOU'S IN CONTROL
I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO THAT WAY OF THINKING
HOW THE FUCK YALL GOING LOCK UP DAVID DINKINS
OH MY GOD I GOT A LOT ON MY BACK
A LOT ON MY MIND A LOT ON MY SOUL
IT'S TIME FOR CONFRONTATION CAMP TO GET THIS WHOLE THING UNDER CONTROL
I'D DIE BEFORE I LOSE THAT'S WHAT I CHOOSE
THAT'S WHAT I'M OWED
SO YALL MUTHA FUCKERS CARRY MY LOAD.
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ....COME ON YALL
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD....PEOPLE IN POWER
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ...
BROTHERS IN A CIPHER THE 25 TO LIFERS
NOT HAPPY BOUT THE WAY SHITS GOING DOWN
SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHAT YOU GONNA DO
WE GONNA CHANGE IT RE-ARRANGE IT
ESTRANGE IT WE GONE RIDE IT
CHANGE THE WAY APPLIED IT
SO CLINTON GOT HIS DICK SUCKED SO WHAT
THERE'S PLENTY MORE WE COULD TAKING BOUT
AND IF O.J. KILLED MARGARETTE
WOULD 80 MILLION PREJUDICED WHITE
MUTHA FUKERS REALLY GIVE A FUCK
HELL NO KEEP IT REAL YALL NO THE DEAL
BY NOW YALL SAYING THIS NIGGERS I'LL
BLACK KILLS BLACK IT'S COOL
BLACK KILLS WHITE NIGGER YOU CRAZY
I'M SWAZY ON THIS VERSE
MOMMA TOLD ME NOT TO CURSE
BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE 'EM CARRY MY LOAD
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ....HEY
SOLD HIS SOUL TO SOME DICK
I AINT DOWN WIT THAT CLICK
CHOOSIN AT THE LOSIN END OF THE STICK
MY SO CALLED BROKER GOT MY ASS BROKER
THAN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
NO I CANT STAND IT
INSTEAD OF SITTIN ON THE BLOCK ON THE CURB
IM AHEAD OF THE CURVE
STILL IM GETTING HIT WIT THIS BULLSHIT FIND NO DIAMONDS ON THIS RHYMER
FUCK DEBEERS OWNIN MINES
GOD DAMN OPPENHEIMER
MORE IMPORTANT THAN A LAST SHOT BY JORDAN
BADGE OVER TROUBLED BROTHERS
IN OTHER WORDS A WARDEN
SHARPVILLE MASSACRE
LAWSUITS AND LABOR DISPUTES
THINGS FALL APART
LIKE THEY DO UP IN ROOTS
NEW WORLD ORDER
BLOWIN UP THAT DAT RECORDER
A MILLION REORDERS
STOPPED BY COURT ORDERS
TOO MANY SLAUGHTERS
GOT MY ASS UP DROWNIN IN THE WATER
LYIN ASS FUCK SAVIN PRIVATE RYANS ASS
PARANOID SIX PLUCKZ FROM THE TAROT CARDZ
I DON'T WANNA SEE DEATH SO I PLAY HARD
CRUCIFIX TATTOO TRIPLE SIX
DEATH ANGELS PERFORMING ON A SKIN FLIX
SPIT IN THE EYE OF CHRIST YOU DEAD BITCH
SELL YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL "I'LL SET TRIP"
BLACK KILLS BLACK IT'S COOL
BLACK KILLS WHITE NIGGER YOU CRAZY
I'M SWAZY ON THIS VERSE
MOMMA TOLD ME NOT TO CURSE
BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE 'EM CARRY MY LOAD
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ....HEY
A YO THESE PEOPLE IN POWER THEY GOT THIS WHOLE SHIT TWISTED
WHATEVER BRANCH THEY SWINGING FROM I DAM SURE AIN'T ENLISTING
OOO, OOO, OOO THAT'S THE SOUND OF THEM MONKEYS SWINGING FROM THEM TREES DOWN ON
THEIR KNEES SAYIN PLEASE MR EXECUTIVE PLEASE
A MILLION DOLLAR DEAL FOR MY SOUL
YES MASSA WHATEVER YOU SAY
CAUSE YOU'S IN CONTROL
I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO THAT WAY OF THINKING
HOW THE FUCK YALL GOING LOCK UP DAVID DINKINS
OH MY GOD I GOT A LOT ON MY BACK
A LOT ON MY MIND A LOT ON MY SOUL
IT'S TIME FOR CONFRONTATION CAMP TO GET THIS WHOLE THING UNDER CONTROL
I'D DIE BEFORE I LOSE THAT'S WHAT I CHOOSE
THAT'S WHAT I'M OWED
SO YALL MUTHA FUCKERS CARRY MY LOAD.
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ....COME ON YALL
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD....PEOPLE IN POWER
CARRY ON CARRY ON
CAN YOU CARRY MY LOAD
CARRY ON CARRY ON ...
Lyrics submitted by RoadDogg
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