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.
Remember the girl
Abused with forks ,knives and razorblades
Remember the girl
Abused with forks, knives and razorblades
She finally left him, she had enough of her man's rage
Band-aids cover her scars, she left him bloodied
Beat his ass with a bat, face sunk like Silly Putty
Y'all can sit back so I can study
Destruction of the family design
And how the morals of society decline
Essentially it's beats to rhymes like grapes to wine
It's alright we're in love
Can't live with or without
See, see she can't live with him and can't live without him
Stress got her down, she needs to deal with her problems
While the drama gets deeper, I put on the reefer
She took the last step and sent his ass to the reaper
Chaos is what she saw in the mirror
Scared of herself and the power that was in her
It took over and weighed heavily on her shoulders
Militant insanity is now what controlled her
It's alright we're in love
Can't live with or without
We're in love
We're in love
Kill it, before it reaches you
Missiles won't work, it's approaching the mainland
What if it reaches the metropolitan areas, Cosmopolitan areas
Secure the lines, prepare for departure,
Calm, calm, calm
It is a big business and seems to be advancing underground
Because my style is underground
I'm green with my red eyes mad tint
Flee, fly, flow, rapido rapido
She feeds plentiful, electrifying the nation
Electrifying the nation
Don't you see that we are in danger
How will we stop it
She is attacking
Come on, we're runnin out
Runnin out of time
Runnin out of time
Runnin out of time
It's alright we're in love
Can't live with or without
Abused with forks ,knives and razorblades
Remember the girl
Abused with forks, knives and razorblades
She finally left him, she had enough of her man's rage
Band-aids cover her scars, she left him bloodied
Beat his ass with a bat, face sunk like Silly Putty
Y'all can sit back so I can study
Destruction of the family design
And how the morals of society decline
Essentially it's beats to rhymes like grapes to wine
It's alright we're in love
Can't live with or without
See, see she can't live with him and can't live without him
Stress got her down, she needs to deal with her problems
While the drama gets deeper, I put on the reefer
She took the last step and sent his ass to the reaper
Chaos is what she saw in the mirror
Scared of herself and the power that was in her
It took over and weighed heavily on her shoulders
Militant insanity is now what controlled her
It's alright we're in love
Can't live with or without
We're in love
We're in love
Kill it, before it reaches you
Missiles won't work, it's approaching the mainland
What if it reaches the metropolitan areas, Cosmopolitan areas
Secure the lines, prepare for departure,
Calm, calm, calm
It is a big business and seems to be advancing underground
Because my style is underground
I'm green with my red eyes mad tint
Flee, fly, flow, rapido rapido
She feeds plentiful, electrifying the nation
Electrifying the nation
Don't you see that we are in danger
How will we stop it
She is attacking
Come on, we're runnin out
Runnin out of time
Runnin out of time
Runnin out of time
It's alright we're in love
Can't live with or without
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