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.
All around the country and coast
People always say, "What do you like most?"
I don't want to brag, I don't want to boast
I always tell them that I like toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
I get up in the morning about 6 a.m.
Have a little jelly, have a little jam
Take a piece of bread, put it in the slot
Push down the lever and the wires get hot
I get toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
Now there's no secret to toasting perfection
There's a dial on the side and you make your selection
Push to the dark or the light and then
If it pops too soon, press down again
Make toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
When the first caveman drove in from the dregs
Didn't know what would go with a bacon and an egg
Must have been a genius, got it in his head
Plug the toaster in the wall, buy a bag of bread
Make toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
Oui monsieur bonjour coquette,
Unh hunh croissant et vous et vere,
Maurice Chevalier, Eiffel Tower,
Oui Marie, baguette Bonsoir!
French toast!
French toast!
In Chicago on the Bob and Tom show
Yeah, toast!
Toast
People always say, "What do you like most?"
I don't want to brag, I don't want to boast
I always tell them that I like toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
I get up in the morning about 6 a.m.
Have a little jelly, have a little jam
Take a piece of bread, put it in the slot
Push down the lever and the wires get hot
I get toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
Now there's no secret to toasting perfection
There's a dial on the side and you make your selection
Push to the dark or the light and then
If it pops too soon, press down again
Make toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
When the first caveman drove in from the dregs
Didn't know what would go with a bacon and an egg
Must have been a genius, got it in his head
Plug the toaster in the wall, buy a bag of bread
Make toast
Yeah, toast!
Yeah, toast!
Oui monsieur bonjour coquette,
Unh hunh croissant et vous et vere,
Maurice Chevalier, Eiffel Tower,
Oui Marie, baguette Bonsoir!
French toast!
French toast!
In Chicago on the Bob and Tom show
Yeah, toast!
Toast
Lyrics submitted by sterile.stars
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