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.
wont you believe it
wont you believe it
wont you believe it
eireen eireen eireen eireen
eireen eireen eireen
eireen eireen eireen
you had a sweet pussy
what happened eireen
eireen eireen
eireen eireen eireen
you had a sweet pussy
what happened eireen
eireen eireen eireen
you were so clean
eireen eireen eireen
you were a mother fuckin machine
eireen eireen
you're better then eileen
eireen..
oh eireen you were such a star
you used to put your tongue in my anus
and then you rub it all around like that
rub it all around like it was a bat
flapping your wings, up in my thing
my anus got so high i just had to sing
my anus is so wide, my anus is so large
my anus is so happy its gonna sing out baby
money money
money money money
money money
money money money
money...
oh anus is..
panama
this shit internation
straight up international
let me tell you why i feel jamaican
let me tell you why I aint fakin
let me tell you why you feel costa rican
let me tell you why i feel when im bakin
let me tell you why i feel like dyin
let me tell you why i shoot up crack
let me tell you why i get some boys
to get all over and on there
ohhhh
put your hands together
put your hands together
put your hands together
put your hands together
and feel the flow
this is the dance done from north to south
this is the dance done from north to south
east west panama and costa rica
every mother fucker move your feet
oh my god, its a relief
oh god its a relief
oh god its a relief
and if the people say its a relief
dont want no people to say its a relief
wont you believe it
wont you believe it
eireen eireen eireen eireen
eireen eireen eireen
eireen eireen eireen
you had a sweet pussy
what happened eireen
eireen eireen
eireen eireen eireen
you had a sweet pussy
what happened eireen
eireen eireen eireen
you were so clean
eireen eireen eireen
you were a mother fuckin machine
eireen eireen
you're better then eileen
eireen..
oh eireen you were such a star
you used to put your tongue in my anus
and then you rub it all around like that
rub it all around like it was a bat
flapping your wings, up in my thing
my anus got so high i just had to sing
my anus is so wide, my anus is so large
my anus is so happy its gonna sing out baby
money money
money money money
money money
money money money
money...
oh anus is..
panama
this shit internation
straight up international
let me tell you why i feel jamaican
let me tell you why I aint fakin
let me tell you why you feel costa rican
let me tell you why i feel when im bakin
let me tell you why i feel like dyin
let me tell you why i shoot up crack
let me tell you why i get some boys
to get all over and on there
ohhhh
put your hands together
put your hands together
put your hands together
put your hands together
and feel the flow
this is the dance done from north to south
this is the dance done from north to south
east west panama and costa rica
every mother fucker move your feet
oh my god, its a relief
oh god its a relief
oh god its a relief
and if the people say its a relief
dont want no people to say its a relief
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