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.
This game is over
I'm mean and older
You're coming closer
Over and over
My dear Brianna
I need an answer
What was the question?
I can't remember
[Chorus]
Would you, want to
Feel the way that I do?
And I bend, to your will
I've felatted myself
Tied to the needle
My drunk libido
My nervous ego
The faster we go
You are an asshole
King of the castle
I am the meager
Follow the leader
[Chorus]
And I know that you don't
Like the way that it goes
We're all in, so begin
Just remember: I win
I'm mean and older
You're coming closer
Over and over
My dear Brianna
I need an answer
What was the question?
I can't remember
[Chorus]
Would you, want to
Feel the way that I do?
And I bend, to your will
I've felatted myself
Tied to the needle
My drunk libido
My nervous ego
The faster we go
You are an asshole
King of the castle
I am the meager
Follow the leader
[Chorus]
And I know that you don't
Like the way that it goes
We're all in, so begin
Just remember: I win
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I think when he says " I've felatted myself", he's either saying that he's bent so far to her "will" that he could metaphorically preform a fellatio on himself.
But I also feel it could also mean that he's feels he's fucked himself (remember oral sex is still considered a type of sex) in the situation he's found himself in, in his relationship.
But yeah..that's just my opinion on that subject.