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.
I climb the walls of my mind just like I'm climbing on a jungle gym
I am more than content with the state of mind I am in
'Cause I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I don't think I need a rubber room, but that might be nice
I'm not a manic depressive, paranoid or schizophrenic, so I don't need your advice
'Cause I'm just crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
The lights are on but nobody's home
My elevator doesn't go to the top
I'm not playing with a full deck
I've lost my marbles
The lights are on but nobody's home
My elevator doesn't go to the top
I'm not playing with a full deck
I've lost my marbles (oh, oh oh)
I'm a few bricks short of a load, but a full load always hurt my back
I flew over the cuckoo's nest and I'm never ever coming back
'Cause I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy)
You wanna get out of here, don't you?
You wanna get out? Then run, then run, then run
Don't answer that, bring that helicopter back down will ya?
Was proud of his new harmonica, he decided to become an expert
Crazy
He was a quiet long-legged skinny man with a dignified beard and mustache
Tell me this, Eddie, I've got to know, isn't there a house for me?
You wanna get out of here don't you?
Don't answer that, bring that helicopter back down will ya?
We're rollin' man!
Found my locker
That is the take
As I prepare a suit that's made from monkey
Bad (just cheese you know)
Ah
Goes to the theatre 'cause he watches everybody else
But no one watches him, everybody knows
And if I phoned my friends in Ireland
I'd have my own radio talk show and I'd talk to myself
And if I filmed my sister walking
I'd yell stuff like, "hey, get off the phone"
Gordon? Yeah, Gordon, King Gordon
I am more than content with the state of mind I am in
'Cause I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I don't think I need a rubber room, but that might be nice
I'm not a manic depressive, paranoid or schizophrenic, so I don't need your advice
'Cause I'm just crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
The lights are on but nobody's home
My elevator doesn't go to the top
I'm not playing with a full deck
I've lost my marbles
The lights are on but nobody's home
My elevator doesn't go to the top
I'm not playing with a full deck
I've lost my marbles (oh, oh oh)
I'm a few bricks short of a load, but a full load always hurt my back
I flew over the cuckoo's nest and I'm never ever coming back
'Cause I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy, crazy) just like you
I am crazy (crazy)
You wanna get out of here, don't you?
You wanna get out? Then run, then run, then run
Don't answer that, bring that helicopter back down will ya?
Was proud of his new harmonica, he decided to become an expert
Crazy
He was a quiet long-legged skinny man with a dignified beard and mustache
Tell me this, Eddie, I've got to know, isn't there a house for me?
You wanna get out of here don't you?
Don't answer that, bring that helicopter back down will ya?
We're rollin' man!
Found my locker
That is the take
As I prepare a suit that's made from monkey
Bad (just cheese you know)
Ah
Goes to the theatre 'cause he watches everybody else
But no one watches him, everybody knows
And if I phoned my friends in Ireland
I'd have my own radio talk show and I'd talk to myself
And if I filmed my sister walking
I'd yell stuff like, "hey, get off the phone"
Gordon? Yeah, Gordon, King Gordon
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