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 no here we go,
Here we go again
You were so afraid
You let me back in
Back in thru a door
You had long forgot
It's resistance is shot,
Mine was not
But I waited..
My complicated, overrated girl
You know that I hated, we suffocated
And overstated everything
Why can't you be bi-sexual instead of bi-polar?
Oh look there she goes
There she goes again
She keeps on checkin out
Checkin out her friends
I swear you'll never know
Know what's on her mind
Wish she'd given in
At least one time, Cuz
I waited..
My complicated, overrated girl
You know that I hated, we suffocated
And Overstated everything
Why can't you be bi-sexual instead of bi-polar?
Get up get up, whatcha doing in bed
I think it's all in your head
Get up get up, no don't sleep sunday morning
And there's a whole world around you gotta let in
Especially the girls, we all like the girls
I waited..
My complicated, overrated girl
You know that I hated, we suffocated
And Overstated everything
Why can't you be bi-sexual?
Why can't you be bi-sexual?
Why can't you be bi-sexual?
Instead of bi-polar
Here we go again
You were so afraid
You let me back in
Back in thru a door
You had long forgot
It's resistance is shot,
Mine was not
But I waited..
My complicated, overrated girl
You know that I hated, we suffocated
And overstated everything
Why can't you be bi-sexual instead of bi-polar?
Oh look there she goes
There she goes again
She keeps on checkin out
Checkin out her friends
I swear you'll never know
Know what's on her mind
Wish she'd given in
At least one time, Cuz
I waited..
My complicated, overrated girl
You know that I hated, we suffocated
And Overstated everything
Why can't you be bi-sexual instead of bi-polar?
Get up get up, whatcha doing in bed
I think it's all in your head
Get up get up, no don't sleep sunday morning
And there's a whole world around you gotta let in
Especially the girls, we all like the girls
I waited..
My complicated, overrated girl
You know that I hated, we suffocated
And Overstated everything
Why can't you be bi-sexual?
Why can't you be bi-sexual?
Why can't you be bi-sexual?
Instead of bi-polar
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this song is nasty and discriminating. i find it offensive as a sufferer of this disorder. and whoever wrote this, it's BIPOLAR not bi-polar.
True but who would care what the lyrics of this song are because its absolute crap and so is the band... They released one song and I havnt heard from them since. What a peice of shit this song is.
LMAO....good call mate...bowling for soup suck. HIM rule
yea they are crap. they have no respect.
yea they are crap. they have no respect.
It's sad that you're on their page if it's only to make negative comments...
I wouldn't usually mind if you actually knew a thing about the band. Just because YOU'VE only heard one of their songs, it doesn't mean that's all they've got.
Also, if you knew anything about the guys you'd know that they don't mean to offend anyone and are just writing about stories or personal experiences... that's like saying any band who writes a song about what a pain in the ass some girl is, is discriminating against women. It's ridiculous.
This song saddens me, not to get pity but truthfully i suffer from the disorder and this song is one of the stupidest things in the whole damn country. And SLS is right, it is discriminating
Ok I suffer from bipolar disorder and I don't find this offensive at all. I'm a huge Bowling For Soup fan and I think SLS is right. If you know anything about the band someone in it dated a bipolar chick and they wrote about it. Maybe you should not take it at face value and look deeper. It's about how frustrating it can be to date a bipoalar and not meant to be some offensive commentary on the disorder.
Im bipolar and this song is annoyingly catchy, my best friend sings it to me in an affectionate way and so I dont find it all that offensive. BFS may not have meant it in an offensive way if they are deeper or whatever, but people listening to this song who know nothing about the disorder wont give two hoots. For that reason I dont like the idea of it, in affect its taking the mick, and people wouldnt do that to someone who self harms, is schizophrenic or bulimic, this shouldnt really be any different.
But hey, I would listen to them as they are catchy, but theyre pretty whack, their lyrics arent really about anything theyre just there for teenagers (like myself) to listen to as its catchy.
Dont know where I was going with that, but thats my two cents.
as well, whats with the "Especially the girls, we all like the girls " line, kinda sounds like they ran out of words.