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.
Wow... really
My calm, my drug
My justice, my saviour
My killer, my mirror
Confessor and lover
My killer, truths and lies
My mirror, desensitise me
Confessor, shaping minds
And lover, educate me
Solid state pacifier
Beaming in
Tranquillise me
Super cool by direction
Keep in line, your intention
Smoother than straight oppression
Shaping minds by direction
TV's soon mother, teacher
Full control pushing
My calm, truths and lies
My drug, desensitise me
My justice, shaping minds
My saviour, educate me
My calm, truths and lies
My drug, desensitise me
My justice, shaping minds
My saviour, educate me
Fill me up with drugs enough
To see behind the lies
Wash me out to clean my doubts
Away from off my mind
My calm, my drug
My justice, my saviour
My killer, solid state pacifier
My mirror, beaming in tranquillise me
Confessor, super cool by direction
And lover, keep in line, your intention
My calm, truths and lies
My drug, desensitise me
My justice, shaping minds
My saviour, educate me
My killer, truths and lies
My mirror, desensitise me
Confessor, shaping minds
And lover, educate me
Solid state pacifier
Beaming in tranquillise me
Super cool by direction
Keep in line, you're intention
Solid state pacifier
Beaming in tranquillise me
Super cool by direction
Keep in line, you're intention
All necessities provided
All boredom amused
All anxieties tranquillised
My calm, my drug
My justice, my saviour
My killer, my mirror
Confessor and lover
My killer, truths and lies
My mirror, desensitise me
Confessor, shaping minds
And lover, educate me
Solid state pacifier
Beaming in
Tranquillise me
Super cool by direction
Keep in line, your intention
Smoother than straight oppression
Shaping minds by direction
TV's soon mother, teacher
Full control pushing
My calm, truths and lies
My drug, desensitise me
My justice, shaping minds
My saviour, educate me
My calm, truths and lies
My drug, desensitise me
My justice, shaping minds
My saviour, educate me
Fill me up with drugs enough
To see behind the lies
Wash me out to clean my doubts
Away from off my mind
My calm, my drug
My justice, my saviour
My killer, solid state pacifier
My mirror, beaming in tranquillise me
Confessor, super cool by direction
And lover, keep in line, your intention
My calm, truths and lies
My drug, desensitise me
My justice, shaping minds
My saviour, educate me
My killer, truths and lies
My mirror, desensitise me
Confessor, shaping minds
And lover, educate me
Solid state pacifier
Beaming in tranquillise me
Super cool by direction
Keep in line, you're intention
Solid state pacifier
Beaming in tranquillise me
Super cool by direction
Keep in line, you're intention
All necessities provided
All boredom amused
All anxieties tranquillised
Lyrics submitted by pretty-in-punk
Tranquillizer Lyrics as written by Gerard Anthony Owens
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid
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Wow, really? (repeat about 15x)
My calm, my drug, my justice, my savior
My killer, my mirror, confessor, and lover
My killer (truth and lies) My mirror (desensitize me) Confessor (shaping minds) And lover (educate me)
Solid state, pacifier, beaming in, tranquilize me super-cool, by direction, keep in line, your intention
(Wow, really? wow, really...)
(Solid state, pacifier, beaming in, tranquilize me super-cool, by direction, keep in line, your intention)
(Smoother than straight oppression, shaping minds by direction TV's soon mother, teacher, full control pushing nearer)
My calm (truth and lies) My drug (desensitize me) My justice (shaping minds) My savior (educate me)
My calm (truth and lies) My drug (desensitize me) My justice (shaping minds) My sav...
(WHAT'S SO GODDAMN FUNNY!?)
Fill me up, with drugs enough, to see behind the lies wash me out, to clean my doubts, away from off my mind
(And just once, I wanted to say what I really felt)
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My calm (truth and lies) My drug (desensitize me) My justice (shaping minds) My savior (educate me)
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Solid-state, pacifier, beaming in, tranquilize me super-cool, by direction, keep in line, your intention
All necessities provided, all boredom amused, all anxieties... tranquilized.
(You're off the air as of now) (...I mean pissed)