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.
The tent so big [Repeats]
I see something in your pants that can't be real
Don't hold back, baby, tell me what's the deal
I gotta move in closer and cop a feel
Oh my, you got something with mass appeal
The tent so big in your pants, baby
The tent so big in your pants
If there's a housing crisis in the n anymore
Need a place to go, you gotta open the door
Wanna save the night, pull up a floor
Wanna feel alright, party galore
You got a tents gig going in France, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The kids need something romance, baby
Come on, let's take a chance (ooh)
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
I'm invite assuring you, connie and dean
Girls and boys everywhere wanna make the scene
There's a pole in the middle and it's made out of wood
We should all dance around it, we would if we could
Stop the pole dancing, sliding up and down
Get to romancing, down, down to the ground
Stop the pole dancing, sliding up and down
Get to romancing, down, down to the ground
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
You lick the pole when it's cold and your tongue'll stick
So keep the party pumpin' and thumpin' and shit
Rubbin' the club, legs in between
Lovin' the scrub, keepin' it clean
We're gonna wash that pole
We're gonna wash that pole
We're gonna wash that pole
Scrub that pole, wash that pole
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
Hurts so good I got a soregasm [Repeats]
I see something in your pants that can't be real
Don't hold back, baby, tell me what's the deal
I gotta move in closer and cop a feel
Oh my, you got something with mass appeal
The tent so big in your pants, baby
The tent so big in your pants
If there's a housing crisis in the n anymore
Need a place to go, you gotta open the door
Wanna save the night, pull up a floor
Wanna feel alright, party galore
You got a tents gig going in France, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The kids need something romance, baby
Come on, let's take a chance (ooh)
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
I'm invite assuring you, connie and dean
Girls and boys everywhere wanna make the scene
There's a pole in the middle and it's made out of wood
We should all dance around it, we would if we could
Stop the pole dancing, sliding up and down
Get to romancing, down, down to the ground
Stop the pole dancing, sliding up and down
Get to romancing, down, down to the ground
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
You lick the pole when it's cold and your tongue'll stick
So keep the party pumpin' and thumpin' and shit
Rubbin' the club, legs in between
Lovin' the scrub, keepin' it clean
We're gonna wash that pole
We're gonna wash that pole
We're gonna wash that pole
Scrub that pole, wash that pole
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
The tent's so big in your pants, baby
I'm gonna bring my friends for a dance, baby
Gonna sell those tickets advance, baby
An immense gig up in your pants, baby
Hurts so good I got a soregasm [Repeats]
Lyrics submitted by jay-string
Tent in Your Pants Lyrics as written by Merrill Nisker Greg Kurstin
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Hurts so good I got a soregasm!
I love that. OMG. WOuld go perfectly with the infamous trouser tent epi of degrassi.
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LOL @ whomever typed up these lyrics.
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Is the reference to France a nod to "I see London, I see France..." or just picked for the rhyme?