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.
I'm not impressed
I'm not impressed with you woman
I'm not impressed with you woman, no
Oh woman, I'm not impressed
Can't get no rest with you woman
Feeling so stressed with you woman
Kinda depressed with you woman, oh no
Oh woman, I'm not impressed
I'm not impressed with your throw back thighs
I'm not impressed with your big screen eyes
I'm not impressed with your two-tone curls
I'm not impressed with your tilt-a-whirls
Oh no, no, no
I must confess
I must confess to you woman
I must confess to you woman, oh
Oh woman, I must confess
That I'm a mess with you woman
When I'm undressed with you woman
Oh, you put me to the test woman
Don't you woman?
Oh woman, I must confess
I'm not impressed with your throw back thighs
I'm not impressed with your big screen eyes
I'm not impressed with your two-tone curls
Don't want to ride upon your tilt-a-whirls
I'm not impressed with your tattoos and your rings
I'm not impressed with your scissors and your strings
I'm not impressed with your poison and your pain
You know it only goes so far with the pain, pain
You see I wanted to be your martyr
Oh, I wanted to be your slave
Oh, you know I wanted to die
On the cross for your sins
So your soul would be saved
Oh, but if I don't ever make it
Oh, if I get blown astray
It's just the wind and the waves
Just keep pushing me away
From the place I was yesterday
From the place I was yesterday
From the place I was yesterday
I'm not impressed with you woman
I'm not impressed with you woman, no
Oh woman, I'm not impressed
Can't get no rest with you woman
Feeling so stressed with you woman
Kinda depressed with you woman, oh no
Oh woman, I'm not impressed
I'm not impressed with your throw back thighs
I'm not impressed with your big screen eyes
I'm not impressed with your two-tone curls
I'm not impressed with your tilt-a-whirls
Oh no, no, no
I must confess
I must confess to you woman
I must confess to you woman, oh
Oh woman, I must confess
That I'm a mess with you woman
When I'm undressed with you woman
Oh, you put me to the test woman
Don't you woman?
Oh woman, I must confess
I'm not impressed with your throw back thighs
I'm not impressed with your big screen eyes
I'm not impressed with your two-tone curls
Don't want to ride upon your tilt-a-whirls
I'm not impressed with your tattoos and your rings
I'm not impressed with your scissors and your strings
I'm not impressed with your poison and your pain
You know it only goes so far with the pain, pain
You see I wanted to be your martyr
Oh, I wanted to be your slave
Oh, you know I wanted to die
On the cross for your sins
So your soul would be saved
Oh, but if I don't ever make it
Oh, if I get blown astray
It's just the wind and the waves
Just keep pushing me away
From the place I was yesterday
From the place I was yesterday
From the place I was yesterday
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