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 walk in like you've never seen the light
You walk in like it every night
But I've never seen you dance
And I've never heard you sing
So how could it mean a single thing?
It's all so rudimentary
You talking like you handy in a fight
You talking like it every night
But I've never seen those flowers in the barrel of your gun
All I've ever seen you do is run
It's all so rudimentary
Well tell me, baby, how does it feel?
I know you like the roll of the limousine wheel
And they all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They twist and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
You walk in like you've never seen the light
You walk in like it every night
But then I stop to think
And I ask myself why
It's one of those things that darling you must try
It's all so rudimentary
And now I'm jealous
I'm jealous of my own
I have no homestead but through these hearts I will roam
They all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
But tell me, baby, how does it feel?
I know you like the roll of the limousine wheel
And they all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
Yes they all want them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
You walk in like it every night
But I've never seen you dance
And I've never heard you sing
So how could it mean a single thing?
It's all so rudimentary
You talking like you handy in a fight
You talking like it every night
But I've never seen those flowers in the barrel of your gun
All I've ever seen you do is run
It's all so rudimentary
Well tell me, baby, how does it feel?
I know you like the roll of the limousine wheel
And they all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They twist and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
You walk in like you've never seen the light
You walk in like it every night
But then I stop to think
And I ask myself why
It's one of those things that darling you must try
It's all so rudimentary
And now I'm jealous
I'm jealous of my own
I have no homestead but through these hearts I will roam
They all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
But tell me, baby, how does it feel?
I know you like the roll of the limousine wheel
And they all get them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
Yes they all want them out for (they all get them out)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
They scream and they shout for (they twist and they scream and shout)
For the boys in the band (only for the boys in the band)
Lyrics submitted by iloveweezer
Boys In The Band Lyrics as written by Peter Doherty Carl Barat
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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