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.
if you really wanna know
what i want in a guy
well im looking for a dream on a mean machine with hell in his eyes
i want a devil the skins tight lether
he's gunna be wild as the wind
and one fine night
i'll be holdin on tight
to a coooooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
thats the way its gunna be
thats the way that i feel
i want a whole lot more then the boy next door
i want hell on wheels
just give me a fly motorcycle
with a man rolling out of the seat
move aside, cuz im gunna ride
with a coooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
i dont want no ordinary guys
coming on strong with me
they dont know what im looking for they dont know what i need
they're gunna know when he gets here cuz the crowd will be shaking
id do anytghing to let him know that im his, his for the day
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
what i want in a guy
well im looking for a dream on a mean machine with hell in his eyes
i want a devil the skins tight lether
he's gunna be wild as the wind
and one fine night
i'll be holdin on tight
to a coooooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
thats the way its gunna be
thats the way that i feel
i want a whole lot more then the boy next door
i want hell on wheels
just give me a fly motorcycle
with a man rolling out of the seat
move aside, cuz im gunna ride
with a coooool rider
a coooool rider
if he's cool enough he can burn me through and through
whoooaaa
if it takes forever
then i'll wait for ever
no ordinary boy, no ordinary boy is gunna do
i want a riider thats true
i dont want no ordinary guys
coming on strong with me
they dont know what im looking for they dont know what i need
they're gunna know when he gets here cuz the crowd will be shaking
id do anytghing to let him know that im his, his for the day
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i wanna coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a coool rider a cool cool cool cool rider
i want a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
i need a c-o-o-l r-i-d-e-r
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