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.
What's a boy to do?
When you tell your tale
And it never fails
I just end up feeling bad for you
With your hang-dog eyes
You can bring me down
Now I'm wrapped around your whole hand
Stop looking so surprised
You make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
I've been burned before
You're not fooling me
There's no mystery
You've forgotten what you're hiding for
Call it self defense
You can obfuscate
And manipulate
But it's only at your own expense
You make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Easy to be with you
Easy to obey
Easy to forgive you at the end of the day
Easy now to judge you
Easy to betray
Easy to adore you though you want to run away
It's easy
Look what you have done
I can do the same
Two can play this game
You'll no longer be the only one
You make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Easy (Easy)
When you tell your tale
And it never fails
I just end up feeling bad for you
With your hang-dog eyes
You can bring me down
Now I'm wrapped around your whole hand
Stop looking so surprised
You make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
I've been burned before
You're not fooling me
There's no mystery
You've forgotten what you're hiding for
Call it self defense
You can obfuscate
And manipulate
But it's only at your own expense
You make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Easy to be with you
Easy to obey
Easy to forgive you at the end of the day
Easy now to judge you
Easy to betray
Easy to adore you though you want to run away
It's easy
Look what you have done
I can do the same
Two can play this game
You'll no longer be the only one
You make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Make it easy (Easy)
Easy (Easy)
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by Droidac on 10-03-2006 @ 03:34:27 PM
This has to be one of the WORST songs I've heard in a long, long time. I can't even think about the meaning of this, because of the unbelievable repetitivness of the the chorus. Seriously, how many times does he say "make it easy" in this song - 40 times? 50 times? I just can't stand songs where they just give up trying to write decent lyrics. If you can't use your imagination, make it an instrumental song!
droidac, the only reason u have given for this song being bad is that it repeats itself at the chorus (what a rookie mistake eh?) and that the lyrics aren't up to your personal standard, if u listened to most of the crap found in the top 100 u would find much worse songs to criticise for their lyrical content than this as well as most songs being nowhere near as good as 'easy' musically, so unless u have a valid reason for a song as good as this being "one of the worst songs i've heard in a long, long time" i suggest u go write better lyrics or go fuck yourself