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.
(You!) Who are you?
You have no talent. You're a bad juggler.
You can't walk the high wire. You can't tame a tiger.
Then I'll be a clown like my grandfather. (Now Joey)
You'll see! I'll show you all!
That was cruel. You enjoy hurting people.
I would enjoy to hurt you.....
I roll with kids with pierced faces and bad attitudes
(What you lookin' at?)
You'll get stomped like a roach for acting rude
Show some gratitude
And we just might reserve the right to let you live
Think twice before you harass these Crab Ap kids
Bring drama, react, we know to slap kids
The cap kids, puttin boogers on their wigs
And if it come to it, been known to decap kids
Blair-Witch style, C. A. F. written in twigs
In the thick situations, easy times and complications
From very short times to long durations
We building nations, from G-Town to Denver, CO
From Canandaigua, all the way to San Francisco
So what you know about them hoodies with the def one tag on the side
We coasting by while these cats jet lag on the side
If someone told you Travis didn't love his kids, they lied
You got a hoodie? Better rock it with pride
[chorus]
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i. e.
I roll with kids with nappy heads and backpacks that handle their business
The type of cats that whoop yo' ass at Tony Hawk with the quickness
Strictly Benihana's, 360 Judo Madonnas
Ride the long ass rail for bonus points if they wanna
315 area code, lo and behold
And got that skill to make a dutchie burn slow when they roll
But this is bigger than Geneva, i got fam in Japan
And if you don't know, better ask Hiroko
Greet her with 'konichiwa', she'll tell you who's the best
Matter of fact, kokuwa, trav is def.
This shit it permanent
You shouldn't even be concerned with it
Unless you rock a crab apple with a worm in it
You freshman to this game son, you just learnin' it
And you can't touch the flame that we lace these burners with
Plus we hold these Pilot markers with the firmest grip
[the firmest grip, the firmest grip]
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i. e.
to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i.
E.
These kids is like a hop, skip, and a leap from making you sleep
Like Snorlax I got their back with my rhyme broad axe
Rock a freaky jason mask that you can barely see me through
Spit a thousand volts out my cheeks like pikachu
Smell me, basically it ain't shit so you could tell me
My mind's made up
Had my back to the exact day crab apple came up
Now i'm worldwide like dot com, just look the name up
www.epics, you know the rest
Double cross my crew i hope Jah blessed to say the less
But at least take that back, cuz you speak with incoherence
Comin' at us like that, we'll make you breathe your sleaze appearance
My crew's top brand, you musta got your shit on clearance
[clearance]
C. A. F. to the death
[Chorus]
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies, Spittin prophecies
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i. e.
You have no talent. You're a bad juggler.
You can't walk the high wire. You can't tame a tiger.
Then I'll be a clown like my grandfather. (Now Joey)
You'll see! I'll show you all!
That was cruel. You enjoy hurting people.
I would enjoy to hurt you.....
I roll with kids with pierced faces and bad attitudes
(What you lookin' at?)
You'll get stomped like a roach for acting rude
Show some gratitude
And we just might reserve the right to let you live
Think twice before you harass these Crab Ap kids
Bring drama, react, we know to slap kids
The cap kids, puttin boogers on their wigs
And if it come to it, been known to decap kids
Blair-Witch style, C. A. F. written in twigs
In the thick situations, easy times and complications
From very short times to long durations
We building nations, from G-Town to Denver, CO
From Canandaigua, all the way to San Francisco
So what you know about them hoodies with the def one tag on the side
We coasting by while these cats jet lag on the side
If someone told you Travis didn't love his kids, they lied
You got a hoodie? Better rock it with pride
[chorus]
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i. e.
I roll with kids with nappy heads and backpacks that handle their business
The type of cats that whoop yo' ass at Tony Hawk with the quickness
Strictly Benihana's, 360 Judo Madonnas
Ride the long ass rail for bonus points if they wanna
315 area code, lo and behold
And got that skill to make a dutchie burn slow when they roll
But this is bigger than Geneva, i got fam in Japan
And if you don't know, better ask Hiroko
Greet her with 'konichiwa', she'll tell you who's the best
Matter of fact, kokuwa, trav is def.
This shit it permanent
You shouldn't even be concerned with it
Unless you rock a crab apple with a worm in it
You freshman to this game son, you just learnin' it
And you can't touch the flame that we lace these burners with
Plus we hold these Pilot markers with the firmest grip
[the firmest grip, the firmest grip]
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i. e.
to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i.
E.
These kids is like a hop, skip, and a leap from making you sleep
Like Snorlax I got their back with my rhyme broad axe
Rock a freaky jason mask that you can barely see me through
Spit a thousand volts out my cheeks like pikachu
Smell me, basically it ain't shit so you could tell me
My mind's made up
Had my back to the exact day crab apple came up
Now i'm worldwide like dot com, just look the name up
www.epics, you know the rest
Double cross my crew i hope Jah blessed to say the less
But at least take that back, cuz you speak with incoherence
Comin' at us like that, we'll make you breathe your sleaze appearance
My crew's top brand, you musta got your shit on clearance
[clearance]
C. A. F. to the death
[Chorus]
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies, Spittin prophecies
It be the C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. Family until the day we d. i. e.
continuously extendin' ourselves for you to see, smell, hear, touch and taste
we be them C. to the r. a. b. A. p. p. l. e. K. i. d.'s, reppin' is lovely
as you can see, endlessly, spittin' prophecies until the day we d. i. e.
Lyrics submitted by BlaccPlague
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