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.
Don't like the way that i look in my own clothes
So I wear my wife's when i'm going to town
You think it's gross when i'm wearing a pantyhose
You think i'm sick yeah you call me a clown
I think i may i think i might have human tonight
Don't come to me because i'm coming to you
I think i may i think i might have you for a bite
I'm gonna cook me up some heman stew
'cause transvestites can be cannibals too
and i'll feel better after i eat you
'cause i hate people when they're not polite
They end up on my table and it serves you right
And when i was young i wore my sister's clothes
I liked to paint my nails and i had secrets no one knows
But now that i'm grown up i cook dinner for my wife
I still carry my secrets along with a butcher's knife
i hate the popular people cause i ain't popular
i hate these words tomorrow cause i'm bipolar
it's ok to be different unless your all by yourself
you think your so special but your just like everyone else
i just don't understand the reason why i said why can't i be a bigger man and walk away when you tear me down and make me feel like i'm worth nothing, but then again i'm sure that you deserve what you'll be getting
And when i was young i wore my sister's clothes
I liked to paint my nails and i had secrets no one knows
But now that i'm grown up i cook dinner for my wife
I still carry my secrets along with a butcher's knife
So you don't like being tied up?
Well, i don't like being mean
You're so shallow-minded you think i'm only what you see
Take me out of the herd and put out on display in front of your friends
Not knowing this mistake will lead to your miserable end
I'm rude, I'm ugly, And i'm everything you hate
And i'm here, tonight, to put you on my plate
I don't care for your opinion i don't want your point of view
Tonight i'll have a feast with compliments to you
And when i was young i wore my sister's clothes
I liked to paint my nails and i had secrets no one knows
But now that i'm grown up i cook dinner for my wife
I still carry my secrets along with a butcher's knife
So I wear my wife's when i'm going to town
You think it's gross when i'm wearing a pantyhose
You think i'm sick yeah you call me a clown
I think i may i think i might have human tonight
Don't come to me because i'm coming to you
I think i may i think i might have you for a bite
I'm gonna cook me up some heman stew
'cause transvestites can be cannibals too
and i'll feel better after i eat you
'cause i hate people when they're not polite
They end up on my table and it serves you right
And when i was young i wore my sister's clothes
I liked to paint my nails and i had secrets no one knows
But now that i'm grown up i cook dinner for my wife
I still carry my secrets along with a butcher's knife
i hate the popular people cause i ain't popular
i hate these words tomorrow cause i'm bipolar
it's ok to be different unless your all by yourself
you think your so special but your just like everyone else
i just don't understand the reason why i said why can't i be a bigger man and walk away when you tear me down and make me feel like i'm worth nothing, but then again i'm sure that you deserve what you'll be getting
And when i was young i wore my sister's clothes
I liked to paint my nails and i had secrets no one knows
But now that i'm grown up i cook dinner for my wife
I still carry my secrets along with a butcher's knife
So you don't like being tied up?
Well, i don't like being mean
You're so shallow-minded you think i'm only what you see
Take me out of the herd and put out on display in front of your friends
Not knowing this mistake will lead to your miserable end
I'm rude, I'm ugly, And i'm everything you hate
And i'm here, tonight, to put you on my plate
I don't care for your opinion i don't want your point of view
Tonight i'll have a feast with compliments to you
And when i was young i wore my sister's clothes
I liked to paint my nails and i had secrets no one knows
But now that i'm grown up i cook dinner for my wife
I still carry my secrets along with a butcher's knife
Lyrics submitted by skapoe
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Are you sure it's not " So you don't like being tied up? Well, I don't like being me." instead of "Well I don't like being mean."
I don't know, that's what I always thought it was.