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.
Shrink wrap your kiss in plastic love
Make my mind up when you return
I don’t know what has happened to me these days
But it feels like love in the strangest ways
How much have you learned uh-oh
How much have yo-ou learned u-uh-oh
Don’t fear cause when you return I’ll be here
Waiting by your side, it doesn’t matter dear
This is end of the world so it seems
I’ve got automatic love for automatic girl
This is the world of the end that I see
I’ve got automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
I’ve got a couple of killing machines
(Automatic girl, automatic girl)
Lick my lips just to hear the sound
Trash my room when you’re not around
I don’t know what has happened to me these days
But it feels like love in the strangest ways
How much have we learned uh-oh
How much have we-e learned u-uh-oh
Don’t fear cause when you return I’ll be here
Waiting by your side, it doesn’t matter dear
This is end of the world so it seems
I’ve got automatic love for automatic girl
This is the world of the end that I see
I’ve got automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
I’ve got a couple of killing machines
I have..
(Automatic girls, automatic girls, automatic girl…. automatic!)
This is the end
This is the end
This is the end of the world so it seems
I’ve got automatic love for automatic girl
This is the world of the end that I see
I’ve got automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
We’ve got a couple of killing machines
Automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
Gotta a couple of killing machines
Couple of killin machines
Yeah, yeah
Make my mind up when you return
I don’t know what has happened to me these days
But it feels like love in the strangest ways
How much have you learned uh-oh
How much have yo-ou learned u-uh-oh
Don’t fear cause when you return I’ll be here
Waiting by your side, it doesn’t matter dear
This is end of the world so it seems
I’ve got automatic love for automatic girl
This is the world of the end that I see
I’ve got automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
I’ve got a couple of killing machines
(Automatic girl, automatic girl)
Lick my lips just to hear the sound
Trash my room when you’re not around
I don’t know what has happened to me these days
But it feels like love in the strangest ways
How much have we learned uh-oh
How much have we-e learned u-uh-oh
Don’t fear cause when you return I’ll be here
Waiting by your side, it doesn’t matter dear
This is end of the world so it seems
I’ve got automatic love for automatic girl
This is the world of the end that I see
I’ve got automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
I’ve got a couple of killing machines
I have..
(Automatic girls, automatic girls, automatic girl…. automatic!)
This is the end
This is the end
This is the end of the world so it seems
I’ve got automatic love for automatic girl
This is the world of the end that I see
I’ve got automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
We’ve got a couple of killing machines
Automatic guns for automatic boys
Automatic toys for automatic girls
Everything keeps the right melody
Gotta a couple of killing machines
Couple of killin machines
Yeah, yeah
Lyrics submitted by thesesolareyes
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i haven't got their cd yet :( its hard to find it here in singapore so yeahhh.
but but! they ARE very awesome! i first listen to them when i heard they were signed to dc flag. haha yeahhh and when i first heard automatic girl, i just had to listen to their other stuff to know that it'll be just as great!
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i agree with nazzy!!
i love " Shrink wrap your kiss in plastic love". but what the hell does it all mean?
i think....he just realized he loves her, but it's too late, she has another boyfriend, but he's saying i'll be here when you break up with him.
i'm not sure..but that's what it sounds like. i'm open to you're opinions too.
I thought that the girl wasn't serious about being in a relationship with him. but she always comes back to him. and he loves her and everything she does... and he doesn't feel right without her around... or something like that. i'm not for sure.
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"trash my room when you're not around" could mean he gets mad cuz she's not there with him. and that kinda does tie in with the rest of the song.
He's saying he's loved her from the start "automatic love for automatic girl."
and that he'll be there as soon as she needs him "don't fear cause when you return I'll be here waiting by your side."
but then he could be realizing that she's really not that great of a person and he shouldn't love her. but he does. he can't help it. "this is the end of the world so it seems, i've got automatic love for automatic girl"
i dunno. whatevs. amazing song nonetheless =]
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