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 would give it all up in an instant
I bet you'd torch your house with your own hands
You'd let me break your back so you could lie in it
And never get up, never get up from it
Back into that smack
Do you know you act just like a whore
Beggin' for crack or a sack
You think you revolutionize with every breath you take
You bring me down
Does anybody know who the fuck you are?
Does anybody care how the fuck you are?
You're wasted now and you're gettin' on down with the disco
You're wasted now and you think you want to leave but you don't go
You're wasted now and your pants have been soiled but you disco
You're wasted now and you think there was a point but you don't know
You would take us all down with you if you would
Stab me in the back with your own hands
Never turn around to see if I'm okay
I'll always get up, get up in your face
You're one of the people everybody just loves to hate
Just a person everybody else loves to blame
You think we care
Well every breath you take just brings us down
Does anybody know who the fuck you are?
Does anybody care how the fuck you are?
You're wasted now and you're gettin' on down with the disco
You're wasted now and you think you want to leave but you don't go
You're wasted now and your pants have been soiled but you disco
You're wasted now and you think there was a point but you don't know
So what's your point?
What was your point?
You bring it back for me
Those things I thought left me
That hate, that greed that bleeds me
Become the speed that feeds me
You're wasted now and you're gettin' on down with the disco
You're wasted now and you think you want to leave but you don't go
You're wasted now and your pants have been soiled but you disco
You're wasted now and you think there was a point but you don't know
I bet you'd torch your house with your own hands
You'd let me break your back so you could lie in it
And never get up, never get up from it
Back into that smack
Do you know you act just like a whore
Beggin' for crack or a sack
You think you revolutionize with every breath you take
You bring me down
Does anybody know who the fuck you are?
Does anybody care how the fuck you are?
You're wasted now and you're gettin' on down with the disco
You're wasted now and you think you want to leave but you don't go
You're wasted now and your pants have been soiled but you disco
You're wasted now and you think there was a point but you don't know
You would take us all down with you if you would
Stab me in the back with your own hands
Never turn around to see if I'm okay
I'll always get up, get up in your face
You're one of the people everybody just loves to hate
Just a person everybody else loves to blame
You think we care
Well every breath you take just brings us down
Does anybody know who the fuck you are?
Does anybody care how the fuck you are?
You're wasted now and you're gettin' on down with the disco
You're wasted now and you think you want to leave but you don't go
You're wasted now and your pants have been soiled but you disco
You're wasted now and you think there was a point but you don't know
So what's your point?
What was your point?
You bring it back for me
Those things I thought left me
That hate, that greed that bleeds me
Become the speed that feeds me
You're wasted now and you're gettin' on down with the disco
You're wasted now and you think you want to leave but you don't go
You're wasted now and your pants have been soiled but you disco
You're wasted now and you think there was a point but you don't know
Lyrics submitted by judaskissidismiss
Disco Lyrics as written by Edward Sloan
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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this song is so awesome