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.
Early this and nearly this
Only this and early this
Only this, and early this
Only this and early this
(tigers, we tigers, whoop)
Hey kids (whoop)
Let's pick up sticks (whoop, whoop)
Let's pick up the sound of our (whoop)
Bones (whoop, whoop)
And dogs invited if everything feels right
([?] are invited)
One two and three (whoop)
Begins with a tree? (whoop, whoop)
So sick of palming it (whoop)
Out? (whoop, whoop)
A change of the words with a poltergeist [?] cars
The world's so unnecessary now
But I would like to see this swinging from the terrace, people never seem to learn
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tiger
Oh, oh, Katie did
Oh, oh, Katie did
Oh, oh
Ogres, ogres, ogres, ogres, ogres, ogres
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
That felt worse (whoop)
Some sort of curse (whoop, whoop)
Knowing what I shouldn't (whoop)
Be (whoop, whoop) (I like it)
I don't know what I'll do
But let's walk around
And pretend to be messes at sea
A kiss or a kid (whoop)
Won't change the gist (whoop, whoop)
Rules but I want you to (whoop)
Die (whoop, whoop)
I'm really hungry
But you crashed my apartment
And kept me up wait besides
But I would like to see this swinging from the terrace, people never seem to learn
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Only this and early this
Only this, and early this
Only this and early this
(tigers, we tigers, whoop)
Hey kids (whoop)
Let's pick up sticks (whoop, whoop)
Let's pick up the sound of our (whoop)
Bones (whoop, whoop)
And dogs invited if everything feels right
([?] are invited)
One two and three (whoop)
Begins with a tree? (whoop, whoop)
So sick of palming it (whoop)
Out? (whoop, whoop)
A change of the words with a poltergeist [?] cars
The world's so unnecessary now
But I would like to see this swinging from the terrace, people never seem to learn
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tiger
Oh, oh, Katie did
Oh, oh, Katie did
Oh, oh
Ogres, ogres, ogres, ogres, ogres, ogres
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
That felt worse (whoop)
Some sort of curse (whoop, whoop)
Knowing what I shouldn't (whoop)
Be (whoop, whoop) (I like it)
I don't know what I'll do
But let's walk around
And pretend to be messes at sea
A kiss or a kid (whoop)
Won't change the gist (whoop, whoop)
Rules but I want you to (whoop)
Die (whoop, whoop)
I'm really hungry
But you crashed my apartment
And kept me up wait besides
But I would like to see this swinging from the terrace, people never seem to learn
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated, everybody's bloated
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers, tigers
Lyrics submitted by pandamcelroy, edited by Pancakey
We Tigers Lyrics as written by David Portner
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
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