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.
You don't mean it
You need a uniform
So you won't be ignored
You are affected
And so you're accepted
It's time you invested in a bottle of poison
So we don't have to hear about you bitchin and moanin
You think you could afford a fuckin bottle of asprin
Boo fuckin hoo you're not the only one whose live's a piece of shit
And yet miraculously somehow we all seem to deal with it
Did anybody think that you would really seriously slit your wrists
In fact I think that everybody thinks you're seriously full of shit
You think you're saying something relevant as you connect the dots
You never reaqlized you have to get in line to suck a cock
You're telling me that fifty million fans are never wrong
I'm telling you that fifty million fans are fucking morons
You need a uniform
So you won't be ignored
You are affected
And so you're accepted
It's time you invested in a bottle of poison
So we don't have to hear about you bitchin and moanin
You think you could afford a fuckin bottle of asprin
Boo fuckin hoo you're not the only one whose live's a piece of shit
And yet miraculously somehow we all seem to deal with it
Did anybody think that you would really seriously slit your wrists
In fact I think that everybody thinks you're seriously full of shit
You think you're saying something relevant as you connect the dots
You never reaqlized you have to get in line to suck a cock
You're telling me that fifty million fans are never wrong
I'm telling you that fifty million fans are fucking morons
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You'll Rebel to Anything (As Long as It's Not Challenging) Lyrics as written by James Euringer
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Being GOTHIC has nothing to do with being depressed and suicidal. This song is about the trends. Every little whiny kindergoth thinks they are being so badass, whering dark eyeliner and cutting themselves but being goth is so much deeper. Its a lifestyle that you really can't live @ 14 years old. Its about the music first and the lifestyle second, and depression doesnt fit into that.
Boo fuckin hoo you're not the only one whose live's a piece of shit And yet miraculously somehow we all seem to deal with it Did anybody think that you would really seriously slit your wrists In fact I think that everybody thinks you're seriously full of shit
PERFECT lyrics for the kids who cut for attention, and do that royal emo shit.
You think you're saying something relevant as you connect the dots You never realized you have to get in line to suck a cock
HAHAHAHAHA. He's saying that these kids don't realize that however clever thay, they know NOTHING and in the real world, you have to get in line and STILL get on your knees to get anywhere (I meant that symolically, meanign you have to almost degrade and downgrade yourself to get anyhting). Try finding a fucking job you whiny pieces of shit.
It's time you invested in a bottle of poison So we don't have to hear about your bitchin and moanin You think you could afford a fuckin bottle of asprin
And this is the answer. If you are so interested in suicide and death, then kill yourself.
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my thoughts exactly!! I fucking hate those people who do shit for attention! It's pathetic!