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.
Scandalicious...
I entered the party ready to leave
When somebody offered me "Sex On The Beach"
I turned around and got into shock at first
I got a feeling that she must have smelled my thirst
She must be...
CHORUS
Scandalicious, Oh yeah
Caught in a cat suit a package so cute
Scandalicious, Oh yeah
you know that, baby now I want you
Baby I can see you want me too
Hot and scandalicious
Oh, bedtime delicious
There's not any interest in touchin' our hearts
I guess we're just on to every other part
She started playin' tricks with my mind, oh yeah
You know this kinda thrill makes me blind, oh yeah
She must be...
CHORUS - repeat
We slowly reach into our minds
We're getting there and nothin's left behind
We're sayin' things without a word
It's so obscured, I'm stuck on this one line
All I want is to be hers
Cause she's so...
CHORUS -repeat
Hot and scandalicious
I entered the party ready to leave
When somebody offered me "Sex On The Beach"
I turned around and got into shock at first
I got a feeling that she must have smelled my thirst
She must be...
CHORUS
Scandalicious, Oh yeah
Caught in a cat suit a package so cute
Scandalicious, Oh yeah
you know that, baby now I want you
Baby I can see you want me too
Hot and scandalicious
Oh, bedtime delicious
There's not any interest in touchin' our hearts
I guess we're just on to every other part
She started playin' tricks with my mind, oh yeah
You know this kinda thrill makes me blind, oh yeah
She must be...
CHORUS - repeat
We slowly reach into our minds
We're getting there and nothin's left behind
We're sayin' things without a word
It's so obscured, I'm stuck on this one line
All I want is to be hers
Cause she's so...
CHORUS -repeat
Hot and scandalicious
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