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.
Oh the suns going down
The nights coming in
I got a brain for business and a body for sin
So shoot like a rocket 'cause my engine is hot
If you want what's forbidden
Baby that's what I got
Sex drive [Repeat: x 6]
Sex drive it sees no gender or color
So lets get together and collide with each other
Sex drive aw you know how it feels
Get out of my car and get under my wheels
Sex drive [Repeat: x 4]
French kisses a thing of the past
Were too young to die so we'd better live fast
The dying is easy the urge is so hard
If your looking for funking then get into my car
I'm a Mercedes Benz why don't you jump in
I got a rear view mirror you can watch us in
The harder you drive the smoother I go
I got my engine running
Sex drive it sees no gender or color
So lets get together and collide with each other
Sex drive aw you know how it feels
Get out of my car and get under my wheels
Oh the suns coming down
The nights coming in
I got a brain for business and a body for sin
So shoot like a rocket 'cause my engine is hot
If you want what's forbidden baby that's what I got
Get under my wheels [Repeat: x 3]
The nights coming in
I got a brain for business and a body for sin
So shoot like a rocket 'cause my engine is hot
If you want what's forbidden
Baby that's what I got
Sex drive [Repeat: x 6]
Sex drive it sees no gender or color
So lets get together and collide with each other
Sex drive aw you know how it feels
Get out of my car and get under my wheels
Sex drive [Repeat: x 4]
French kisses a thing of the past
Were too young to die so we'd better live fast
The dying is easy the urge is so hard
If your looking for funking then get into my car
I'm a Mercedes Benz why don't you jump in
I got a rear view mirror you can watch us in
The harder you drive the smoother I go
I got my engine running
Sex drive it sees no gender or color
So lets get together and collide with each other
Sex drive aw you know how it feels
Get out of my car and get under my wheels
Oh the suns coming down
The nights coming in
I got a brain for business and a body for sin
So shoot like a rocket 'cause my engine is hot
If you want what's forbidden baby that's what I got
Get under my wheels [Repeat: x 3]
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