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.
Lets talk about these things we see
Walking across the land
Lets talk about these joints we got
Every body get down
Lets talk about these things we see
Lets talk about these joints I got
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
I puff L's with ladies and gentlemen
I break spells with faith in a burst of wind
Others talk but, what they talk about?
Who could walk but live what they walkabout
A calm head in the middle of wartime
People go down just so they could get more shine
Girls wave your flag and surrender your faculty
Niggas got geez but its not really mack to me
Keep it soft like we killers and often gat
You walking on me guaranteed you be crawling back
Abstract see it like this is the king in you
Allies living one more if I'm fucking too
Dogs don't eat it up increase they feeding time
I'll be damned if a mutt starts eating mine
Let's stay clubbed out the moon makes it whistle
Pants gripped your ass now I hope they don't fall apart
Look around you tell me who else is shining girl
Fat rapping cats on my dick they just whining girl
That's just the magnetism that a Queens fella has
Range rover gism and he fronting with his Lexus ass
But watch I'ma drop to a bronco
See me in your Bentley nigga just honk yo!
And just know that your man to can get that
And just know that I don't really wet that
And just know that this nigga here flips tracks
Ooh what, whose ya, pain and slip that
The illest regiment is what I represent
Get us mad you gonna see the way gorillas vent
Mactime I need a diamond at least a friend
I fear Allah he has no start and he has no end
We raise the roof up and tear the fuck up off
Bucking hard like the coast guard, who's soft?
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things we do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things we do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Walking across the land
Lets talk about these joints we got
Every body get down
Lets talk about these things we see
Lets talk about these joints I got
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
I puff L's with ladies and gentlemen
I break spells with faith in a burst of wind
Others talk but, what they talk about?
Who could walk but live what they walkabout
A calm head in the middle of wartime
People go down just so they could get more shine
Girls wave your flag and surrender your faculty
Niggas got geez but its not really mack to me
Keep it soft like we killers and often gat
You walking on me guaranteed you be crawling back
Abstract see it like this is the king in you
Allies living one more if I'm fucking too
Dogs don't eat it up increase they feeding time
I'll be damned if a mutt starts eating mine
Let's stay clubbed out the moon makes it whistle
Pants gripped your ass now I hope they don't fall apart
Look around you tell me who else is shining girl
Fat rapping cats on my dick they just whining girl
That's just the magnetism that a Queens fella has
Range rover gism and he fronting with his Lexus ass
But watch I'ma drop to a bronco
See me in your Bentley nigga just honk yo!
And just know that your man to can get that
And just know that I don't really wet that
And just know that this nigga here flips tracks
Ooh what, whose ya, pain and slip that
The illest regiment is what I represent
Get us mad you gonna see the way gorillas vent
Mactime I need a diamond at least a friend
I fear Allah he has no start and he has no end
We raise the roof up and tear the fuck up off
Bucking hard like the coast guard, who's soft?
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things we do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things we do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lets talk about the rules I bring
And the things we take
And the jobs we hold
And the land you stole
And a buck or two
And the love for you
And the things you do
Lyrics submitted by ButNeverOutgunned
Things We Do Lyrics as written by Kamaal Ibn John Fareed James Dewitt Yancey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network
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