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.
This is my body
This is my blood
This is my mobile
These are my drugs
Eating egg and bacon in my flat
Ripping up paper making wraps
This is my body
This is my blood
This is my mobile
These are my drugs
Eating egg and bacon in my flat
Ripping up paper making wraps
Because it's all about the profit
It's all about the profit
And I'm a prophet
And I'm a prophet
It's all about the profit
It's all about the profit
And I'm a prophet
And I'm a prophet
I'm a complex system
I'm a line of code
You're a complex system
You're a line of code
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
This is my body
This is my blood
This is my mobile
These are my drugs
Eating egg and bacon in my flat
Ripping up paper making wraps
You idiot
I'm a liar
I'm the robot from Isiah
See the sky freeze
The ocean boil
I baptise you with crude oil
Oh I synthesize dreams
Synthesize dreams
Your dreams
Your dreams
I synthesize dreams
Synthesize dreams
Your dreams
Your dreams
I'm a complex system
I'm a line of code
You're a complex system
You're a line of code
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Don't you want to save your soul
Don't you want to save your soul
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
This is my blood
This is my mobile
These are my drugs
Eating egg and bacon in my flat
Ripping up paper making wraps
This is my body
This is my blood
This is my mobile
These are my drugs
Eating egg and bacon in my flat
Ripping up paper making wraps
Because it's all about the profit
It's all about the profit
And I'm a prophet
And I'm a prophet
It's all about the profit
It's all about the profit
And I'm a prophet
And I'm a prophet
I'm a complex system
I'm a line of code
You're a complex system
You're a line of code
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
This is my body
This is my blood
This is my mobile
These are my drugs
Eating egg and bacon in my flat
Ripping up paper making wraps
You idiot
I'm a liar
I'm the robot from Isiah
See the sky freeze
The ocean boil
I baptise you with crude oil
Oh I synthesize dreams
Synthesize dreams
Your dreams
Your dreams
I synthesize dreams
Synthesize dreams
Your dreams
Your dreams
I'm a complex system
I'm a line of code
You're a complex system
You're a line of code
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Don't you want to save your soul
Don't you want to save your soul
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Brothers and sisters
Jesus says leave your cars and offices
Lyrics submitted by Rebel Soldier
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Dan Black said it was just a supposition of 'what if Jesus was alive today and selling drugs?' It can also be about a crazy pusher thinking he's Jesus saving the people with his drugs.