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.
Pills that make you think that you are happy
Pills that make you think that you are sad
Pills that make you love most anybody
Pills that make you altogether mad
Pills that make you feel a little sleepy
Pills that make you stay up way too late
Pills that make your skin feel kinda creepy
Pills that make your brain hallucinate
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Pills that make the boys a little frisky
Pills that help the girls fight PMS
Pills that make your conversation risky
Pills that help you straighten out the mess
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Pills to calm your nerves when on an airplane
Pills to make your acne start to fade
Pills to make you rid yourself of water
Pills that cause your body to retain
Pills that make you think that you're a rockstar
Pills that make you feel a bit insane
Pills that make you think you're in a movie
Pills that make you stand in front of trains
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Pills that make you think that you are sad
Pills that make you love most anybody
Pills that make you altogether mad
Pills that make you feel a little sleepy
Pills that make you stay up way too late
Pills that make your skin feel kinda creepy
Pills that make your brain hallucinate
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Pills that make the boys a little frisky
Pills that help the girls fight PMS
Pills that make your conversation risky
Pills that help you straighten out the mess
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Pills to calm your nerves when on an airplane
Pills to make your acne start to fade
Pills to make you rid yourself of water
Pills that cause your body to retain
Pills that make you think that you're a rockstar
Pills that make you feel a bit insane
Pills that make you think you're in a movie
Pills that make you stand in front of trains
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da
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