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.
You know I like everything about you,
The way your talking is quite exciting,
Keep me up when I hide on my face,
The way I'm eating its a social disgrace,
I wanna a lot of this loving feeling,
The way you twist me and I'm likely to be bleeding
I wanna a lot of this loving feeling,
The way you twist me and I'm likely to be bleeding
Its really neat driving in this car,
Shut the door,
Let's hope to god we can get it right,
I know a place we can rock all night,
Nobodys gonna catch you and get a fright,
You know the little girl who makes me,
The big one who takes me,
And now its later and I'm washing my hands,
It's the arena, the promised land
And now its later and I'm washing my hands,
In the arena of a the promised land
Fighting on a price, sitting on a stump
Someones gonna get you when you thumb, thumb, thumb
Fighting on a price, sitting on a stump
Someones gonna get you when you thumb ,thumb ,thumb
You know its funny when your guts are so big,
I know your gonna take everything I give,
For sure you say it's a lot of meat,
But you get it all in and it's a hell of a treat,
Now,now
'cause I'm a man whose sick,
But I got class,
'cause you only get respect when you're kickin' ass
I'm a man whose sick,
But I got class,
'cause you only get respect when you're kickin' ass
Well I'm a man whose sick,
But I got class,
'cause you only get respect when you're kickin' ass
The way your talking is quite exciting,
Keep me up when I hide on my face,
The way I'm eating its a social disgrace,
I wanna a lot of this loving feeling,
The way you twist me and I'm likely to be bleeding
I wanna a lot of this loving feeling,
The way you twist me and I'm likely to be bleeding
Its really neat driving in this car,
Shut the door,
Let's hope to god we can get it right,
I know a place we can rock all night,
Nobodys gonna catch you and get a fright,
You know the little girl who makes me,
The big one who takes me,
And now its later and I'm washing my hands,
It's the arena, the promised land
And now its later and I'm washing my hands,
In the arena of a the promised land
Fighting on a price, sitting on a stump
Someones gonna get you when you thumb, thumb, thumb
Fighting on a price, sitting on a stump
Someones gonna get you when you thumb ,thumb ,thumb
You know its funny when your guts are so big,
I know your gonna take everything I give,
For sure you say it's a lot of meat,
But you get it all in and it's a hell of a treat,
Now,now
'cause I'm a man whose sick,
But I got class,
'cause you only get respect when you're kickin' ass
I'm a man whose sick,
But I got class,
'cause you only get respect when you're kickin' ass
Well I'm a man whose sick,
But I got class,
'cause you only get respect when you're kickin' ass
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