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.
I enter, take my seat at the bar
Order Hennessy straight up with a straw
Adjust my person so my person looks good
"Look at her, Look at her, Look at her"--I look good
Slip out the benj, watchin the mens, bartend asks for 10's
Don't understand who I am apparently
But that's ok cuz I see someone kinda special
Especially lookin at me
Big brown eyes big brown chest tank top mesh
Gold chains kinda fresh
He checks, he flex, he steps, I guess I'm the WNBA
We got next
The ill figure in the Hilfiger, 10 feet away, I'm about to parl-ay
But wait, what the hell is that, my eyes start to water, big hair falls flat
No need for intros, my nose has met you first
I gotta make a call, I think I lost my purse
Lets play doctor, I'm a be your nurse
Give you a sponge bath disinfect you first
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
That's right I left you you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
Damn straight I left you, you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
What's wrong C, yo what's wrong C
It's my gland, I think it's olfactory
I was walkin and talkin, knockin you rockin brew a perfume
Ain't no stoppin Pepe le Peu
Where's my cleanin crew 'cause now this boo smells like you
Sincere, I gotta wash that man right outta my hair
Atomizer traumatizer I'd advise ya wear a visor with a sign or little lighter
Sayin you'd be wiser to divide up me and my aroma geyser at the diner appetizers
Hurt incisors, insider tip-don't wear the shit
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
That's right I left you you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
Damn straight I left you, you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
The moral of the story is this-
You be sprayin this, you ain't playin this
Like Titanic ship, near, far, wherever you are
I smell it, yo step away from the car
Hey Drakkar Noir, peace see ya later
You rode my elevator, I breath like Darth Vader
Just Be. For Eternity. While I Escape your CKB quickly
If there's a cure for this, hell I want it, hell I want it
And if there's a cure for this hell I need it, hell I need it
Order Hennessy straight up with a straw
Adjust my person so my person looks good
"Look at her, Look at her, Look at her"--I look good
Slip out the benj, watchin the mens, bartend asks for 10's
Don't understand who I am apparently
But that's ok cuz I see someone kinda special
Especially lookin at me
Big brown eyes big brown chest tank top mesh
Gold chains kinda fresh
He checks, he flex, he steps, I guess I'm the WNBA
We got next
The ill figure in the Hilfiger, 10 feet away, I'm about to parl-ay
But wait, what the hell is that, my eyes start to water, big hair falls flat
No need for intros, my nose has met you first
I gotta make a call, I think I lost my purse
Lets play doctor, I'm a be your nurse
Give you a sponge bath disinfect you first
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
That's right I left you you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
Damn straight I left you, you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
What's wrong C, yo what's wrong C
It's my gland, I think it's olfactory
I was walkin and talkin, knockin you rockin brew a perfume
Ain't no stoppin Pepe le Peu
Where's my cleanin crew 'cause now this boo smells like you
Sincere, I gotta wash that man right outta my hair
Atomizer traumatizer I'd advise ya wear a visor with a sign or little lighter
Sayin you'd be wiser to divide up me and my aroma geyser at the diner appetizers
Hurt incisors, insider tip-don't wear the shit
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
That's right I left you you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
"My baby left me, left me all alone"
Damn straight I left you, you should have known better than to wear that stinky cologne
The moral of the story is this-
You be sprayin this, you ain't playin this
Like Titanic ship, near, far, wherever you are
I smell it, yo step away from the car
Hey Drakkar Noir, peace see ya later
You rode my elevator, I breath like Darth Vader
Just Be. For Eternity. While I Escape your CKB quickly
If there's a cure for this, hell I want it, hell I want it
And if there's a cure for this hell I need it, hell I need it
Lyrics submitted by bargaining
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