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.
1, 2, 3, 4!
I've got a brand new bag
The old one was such a drag
I'm going to the void
I'm gonna get destroyed
Sweeping floors working nine to five
Working for the weekend just to stay alive
Streets are dead but I'm totally wired
(backing: It's 4 am) and my soul is on fire!
And I'm wasted again
Tanked up on the juice and gin
Wasted again
All right!
We're going to the disco
We're going to he bar
We're going in the snowplough
We're gonna take it far
Sweeping floors working nine to five
Working for the weekend just to stay alive
Streets are dead but I'm totally wired
(backing: Dude it's 4 am) and my soul is on fire!
And I'm wasted again
Tanked up on the juice and gin
Wasted again
All right!
You know I'm wasted again
I'll never ever feel this good again
Wasted again
Fuck yeah!
So won't you meet me in the twilight zone
'Cause I'm the boy that nobody owns and
My body is a temple
My body is a temple
My body is a temple
And tonight I'll tear it down!
Wasted again
Tanked up on the juice and gin
Wasted again
All right!
You know I'm wasted again
I'll never ever feel this good again
Wasted again
Fuck yeah!
I'm the boy that nobody owns
I'm the boy that nobody owns
I'm the boy that nobody owns
And I'm wasted!
I've got a brand new bag
The old one was such a drag
I'm going to the void
I'm gonna get destroyed
Sweeping floors working nine to five
Working for the weekend just to stay alive
Streets are dead but I'm totally wired
(backing: It's 4 am) and my soul is on fire!
And I'm wasted again
Tanked up on the juice and gin
Wasted again
All right!
We're going to the disco
We're going to he bar
We're going in the snowplough
We're gonna take it far
Sweeping floors working nine to five
Working for the weekend just to stay alive
Streets are dead but I'm totally wired
(backing: Dude it's 4 am) and my soul is on fire!
And I'm wasted again
Tanked up on the juice and gin
Wasted again
All right!
You know I'm wasted again
I'll never ever feel this good again
Wasted again
Fuck yeah!
So won't you meet me in the twilight zone
'Cause I'm the boy that nobody owns and
My body is a temple
My body is a temple
My body is a temple
And tonight I'll tear it down!
Wasted again
Tanked up on the juice and gin
Wasted again
All right!
You know I'm wasted again
I'll never ever feel this good again
Wasted again
Fuck yeah!
I'm the boy that nobody owns
I'm the boy that nobody owns
I'm the boy that nobody owns
And I'm wasted!
Lyrics submitted by Anti-Hero
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