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.
Today I woke up in a tiny plastic cup
Spiders in my hair, crawling everywhere
In my mouth, behind my eyes, keep me warm inside
Flown here on my back, this is my hiding place
Let the world never see all the strange sides of me
And it's so believable, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
The priests all had been buried in concrete
I confessed my sins to clowns and buildings in the ground
I found a mistake in the way that we were made
A dress up party at my house where I'll be someone else
Let the world never see all the strange sides of me
And it's so believable, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
And we're so original, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
Drive fire engines through the desert and the rain
I'll search the shipwrecks in the ocean for a flame
Never caught a sickness that didn't list me as a friend
Never made a friendship that didn't kill me in the end
Let the world never see all the strange sides of me
And it's so believable, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
And we're so original, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
I'll be the hangover
Spiders in my hair, crawling everywhere
In my mouth, behind my eyes, keep me warm inside
Flown here on my back, this is my hiding place
Let the world never see all the strange sides of me
And it's so believable, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
The priests all had been buried in concrete
I confessed my sins to clowns and buildings in the ground
I found a mistake in the way that we were made
A dress up party at my house where I'll be someone else
Let the world never see all the strange sides of me
And it's so believable, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
And we're so original, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
Drive fire engines through the desert and the rain
I'll search the shipwrecks in the ocean for a flame
Never caught a sickness that didn't list me as a friend
Never made a friendship that didn't kill me in the end
Let the world never see all the strange sides of me
And it's so believable, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
And we're so original, I'm bad and bad is good
If you're drugs and alcohol then I'll be the hangover
I'll be the hangover
Lyrics submitted by loveyoubye
Tiny Plastic Cup Lyrics as written by Darren Cordeux
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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