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.
Oh, it's scrambled eggs what he says
He accuses me of treachery
Got the nine lies, got the wide eyes
Got a failing grade in chemistry
If you count back to the balcony
When all we saw was the mystery
Of a blond-haired boy brought his mother joy
With his pedigree and family tree
Oh, lay it all out on a wicker couch
That you wove in a looney bin
Cut it out, it's a second round'bout
Not the way of a gentlemen
Give it up, get a job,
Take a pill and leave me be
Oh, I'm quite tired of this lunatic
Why must we suffer 'cause the mayor's sick?
He say: "All abandon from this sinking ship"
Then he's off on another trip
He don't care about environment
He has made this a shitty place
My interest rate shrinks at a rapid pace
Compounded daily on my worried face
"If they take something precious from me,
I'm going to take something precious from them"
Oh, now he's losing his constituency
We thought, "Oh, this could never happen again"
If I take something precious from him,
He try to take something precious from me
There's a battle in his head that he cannot win
There's a man he could never be
Oh no, way to go
He's the Mayor
He accuses me of treachery
Got the nine lies, got the wide eyes
Got a failing grade in chemistry
If you count back to the balcony
When all we saw was the mystery
Of a blond-haired boy brought his mother joy
With his pedigree and family tree
Oh, lay it all out on a wicker couch
That you wove in a looney bin
Cut it out, it's a second round'bout
Not the way of a gentlemen
Give it up, get a job,
Take a pill and leave me be
Oh, I'm quite tired of this lunatic
Why must we suffer 'cause the mayor's sick?
He say: "All abandon from this sinking ship"
Then he's off on another trip
He don't care about environment
He has made this a shitty place
My interest rate shrinks at a rapid pace
Compounded daily on my worried face
"If they take something precious from me,
I'm going to take something precious from them"
Oh, now he's losing his constituency
We thought, "Oh, this could never happen again"
If I take something precious from him,
He try to take something precious from me
There's a battle in his head that he cannot win
There's a man he could never be
Oh no, way to go
He's the Mayor
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The Mayor Lyrics as written by Melora Creager
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stentorian: She said she found it ironic people thought it was about Bush when it is about a retarded person. I guess it is in fact about Bush.
That even further makes me think that it's indeed about Bush; Melora seems to have a weird sense of humor (which I like), and people who've been to Rasputina show's know what I'm talking about. I totally don't believe it when she said it wasn't about lil ole G. W. (or at least some sort of political figure). The lyrics make sense perfectly, every. single. line.
and these lines make me think so for sure:
Oh, I'm quite tired of this lunatic. Why must we suffer cuz the mayor's sick? He say: "All abandon from this sinking ship". Then he's off on another trip. He don't care about environment. He has made this a shitty place. My interest rate shrinks at a rapid pace Compounded daily on my worried face.