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.
Dreamlands of danger
Darkside pleasures
Bad behavior
Dreamlands of danger
Darkside pleasures
At their best
At their best
Punk rock, shell toes
Horns and halos
Wicked whit wings
And pointed tails
Devil's eyes and nine inch nails
Nocturnal renegades
The eternal drug raid
I go by the name of Mr. Shifty Switchblade
Getting paid in the shade
As lyrics ricochet,
Of the walls
From the ceiling to the floor
Off the door
And down the hall
I'm evil like Knievel
Kicking white trash
Psycho cerebral, palsy ballsy
Bad ass
Dress in black
From the wrong side of the tracks
Crazy Town
Yo. we strike like deep impact
[Chorus]
Why can't you see?
I cannot feel till you bring
Me down
Dream lands of danger
Darkside pleasures
Bad behavior
Dreamlands of danger
Darkside Pleasures
At their best
My subconscious launches me
Into evil territory
I'm surrounded by voyeurs
And crack smoking lawyers
No shame, Burnt lips
Tripping on acid rain
Legally insane deranged,
Some people, never change
[Chorus]
Nasty na na , ha, ha
Darkside marijuana
Fueled of the drama
Drifting on the darkside
I'm the black eye bomber
Do what I do on a darkside
Rendezvous
Raising hell, out the shell
Of fantasies I never tell
Dispersin' untamed perversion
My bad Brain's working
Circle jerking, rocking riddles,
Sex pistol, sexperts
Acting uncivil
[Chorus]
Darkside pleasures
Bad behavior
Dreamlands of danger
Darkside pleasures
At their best
At their best
Punk rock, shell toes
Horns and halos
Wicked whit wings
And pointed tails
Devil's eyes and nine inch nails
Nocturnal renegades
The eternal drug raid
I go by the name of Mr. Shifty Switchblade
Getting paid in the shade
As lyrics ricochet,
Of the walls
From the ceiling to the floor
Off the door
And down the hall
I'm evil like Knievel
Kicking white trash
Psycho cerebral, palsy ballsy
Bad ass
Dress in black
From the wrong side of the tracks
Crazy Town
Yo. we strike like deep impact
[Chorus]
Why can't you see?
I cannot feel till you bring
Me down
Dream lands of danger
Darkside pleasures
Bad behavior
Dreamlands of danger
Darkside Pleasures
At their best
My subconscious launches me
Into evil territory
I'm surrounded by voyeurs
And crack smoking lawyers
No shame, Burnt lips
Tripping on acid rain
Legally insane deranged,
Some people, never change
[Chorus]
Nasty na na , ha, ha
Darkside marijuana
Fueled of the drama
Drifting on the darkside
I'm the black eye bomber
Do what I do on a darkside
Rendezvous
Raising hell, out the shell
Of fantasies I never tell
Dispersin' untamed perversion
My bad Brain's working
Circle jerking, rocking riddles,
Sex pistol, sexperts
Acting uncivil
[Chorus]
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