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.
Got that nine to five on a weekday
Make you rushin' out the door
No need to feel overwhelmed
You've been through this before
It's the same shit, different day
On that grind until you drop
Movin' to the rhythm, ridin' on your flow
Got that groove that you can't stop
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Uggghhh, clean up on isle five
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Price check for groceries please
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Ma'am, please don't eat that.
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Workin' hard or hardly workin
So you livin' that dream yet
Oh my my, got my 15 in a minute
You smoke that weed and you'll lose your head
Ha! Now tell me how I'm never trippin'
Huh, your manager outta hear this
Ok boomer, I'm only a temp
Embrace the suck. It'll make you a man
Sure, like I'm one shift closer to livin' the dream
Everyday brings a new vibration
Take a curveball & make it swing
Keep on livin' in the light
Burn 'em up like little wing
Don't need no contemplation
When we're rockin' in the dance hall
Cause music is my meditation and
Rhythm is my soul
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Oh god, I slept in again
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
I think I still got a little roach-o
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Welp, better have one for the road
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Ahh, I got scoobed again
Make you rushin' out the door
No need to feel overwhelmed
You've been through this before
It's the same shit, different day
On that grind until you drop
Movin' to the rhythm, ridin' on your flow
Got that groove that you can't stop
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Uggghhh, clean up on isle five
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Price check for groceries please
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Ma'am, please don't eat that.
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Workin' hard or hardly workin
So you livin' that dream yet
Oh my my, got my 15 in a minute
You smoke that weed and you'll lose your head
Ha! Now tell me how I'm never trippin'
Huh, your manager outta hear this
Ok boomer, I'm only a temp
Embrace the suck. It'll make you a man
Sure, like I'm one shift closer to livin' the dream
Everyday brings a new vibration
Take a curveball & make it swing
Keep on livin' in the light
Burn 'em up like little wing
Don't need no contemplation
When we're rockin' in the dance hall
Cause music is my meditation and
Rhythm is my soul
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Oh god, I slept in again
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
I think I still got a little roach-o
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Welp, better have one for the road
Livin' the dream, livin' the dream
Ahh, I got scoobed again
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awesome
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