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.
That's cool.
I guess you're fitted for solitude
This suit doesn't fit you
Lonely fish - cry in this cage
Does your owner ignore you?
Well, now I'm thinking that I
I've never seen you look so down
I wonder if your heart has been chewed on
Cause sometimes ----- does it
Sometimes they chew toys
For their amusement
Well, I don't want to say
That anything is wrong
But I might not be here
When you come over
It's not your fault
It's all your fault
It's just all the times you said
I wish I had some better friends
I want some lonely fish to call my own
That's fine.
I heard you're headed to home-base
And leaving me behind
Just great.
Now you're safe in your womb
Lock the door to your bedroom
And, and you can punch your walls
And you can yell out at cars
You can scratch
Your favorite band on your wrist
And you can call me up
And, and act like nothing's wrong when
When you get desperate
I don't want to say
That anything is wrong
But I might not be here
When you come over
It's not your fault
It's all your fault
It's just all the times you chewed
On all our feelings you've abused
This solitude is absences of pride
I guess the time I spent on you
Was a waste of my time
Well I guess..
It was a matter of circumstance
And I couldn't compromise
But, but I can play the part
And, and I can scander the role
But I don't want to be
In your sad movie
And when I look back
At my ------------
I cut your heart out
Of every single sec-tion
I don't want to say
That anything is wrong
But I might not be here
(I might not be here)
When you come over
(When you come around)
It's not your fault
It's all you fault
I hope you got the part I said
And as one nation--------
I'm signing off
I'm letting go
You dispenser
I --------
I guess you're fitted for solitude
This suit doesn't fit you
Lonely fish - cry in this cage
Does your owner ignore you?
Well, now I'm thinking that I
I've never seen you look so down
I wonder if your heart has been chewed on
Cause sometimes ----- does it
Sometimes they chew toys
For their amusement
Well, I don't want to say
That anything is wrong
But I might not be here
When you come over
It's not your fault
It's all your fault
It's just all the times you said
I wish I had some better friends
I want some lonely fish to call my own
That's fine.
I heard you're headed to home-base
And leaving me behind
Just great.
Now you're safe in your womb
Lock the door to your bedroom
And, and you can punch your walls
And you can yell out at cars
You can scratch
Your favorite band on your wrist
And you can call me up
And, and act like nothing's wrong when
When you get desperate
I don't want to say
That anything is wrong
But I might not be here
When you come over
It's not your fault
It's all your fault
It's just all the times you chewed
On all our feelings you've abused
This solitude is absences of pride
I guess the time I spent on you
Was a waste of my time
Well I guess..
It was a matter of circumstance
And I couldn't compromise
But, but I can play the part
And, and I can scander the role
But I don't want to be
In your sad movie
And when I look back
At my ------------
I cut your heart out
Of every single sec-tion
I don't want to say
That anything is wrong
But I might not be here
(I might not be here)
When you come over
(When you come around)
It's not your fault
It's all you fault
I hope you got the part I said
And as one nation--------
I'm signing off
I'm letting go
You dispenser
I --------
Lyrics submitted by Frappi, edited by bobyhopkns, Mellow_Harsher
Dispenser Lyrics as written by Matthew Ryan Maginn Clint Frederick Schnase
Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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