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.
where's the age old choice?
for the ones without a voice
where the ugly girls and boys
can get together to the noise
the open-minded personnel
can break free from the mainstream and rebel
is this just me cause i cant tell
is this choice just a niche parallel?
so wave your hands and scream your place
you look right a prat when you pose like that
i dont want to be one of you wankers on the dancefloor
give my south boys attitude
not because we dont dress like you
we dont want to be one of those wankers, wankers!
death to the indie disco
death to the london scene
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
in a backlash to conformity
where by there is a former thats subligetry
this all seems quite contradictory
so we've got nothing in common
so wave your hands and scream your place
(its just a niche parallel)
you look right a prat when you pose like that
i dont want to be one of you wankers on the dancefloor
(its just a niche parallel)
give my south boys attitude
its not because we dont dress like you
(its just a niche parallel)
we dont want to be one of those wankers, wankers!
death to the indie disco
death to the london scene
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
death to the indie disco
(oh death to this indie disco)
death to the london scene
(oh death to the london scene)
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
oh no theres nothing for me
and i wont join them so who should i be?
and it wont mean nothing
no it wont mean nothing to me
nothing to me!
(its just a niche parallel x2)
cos we've got nothing in common
death to the indie disco
death to the london scene
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
death to the indie disco
(oh death to this indie disco)
death to the london scene
(oh death to the london scene)
death to the dancers in their best clothes
cos smoking crack dont mean no shit to me
for the ones without a voice
where the ugly girls and boys
can get together to the noise
the open-minded personnel
can break free from the mainstream and rebel
is this just me cause i cant tell
is this choice just a niche parallel?
so wave your hands and scream your place
you look right a prat when you pose like that
i dont want to be one of you wankers on the dancefloor
give my south boys attitude
not because we dont dress like you
we dont want to be one of those wankers, wankers!
death to the indie disco
death to the london scene
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
in a backlash to conformity
where by there is a former thats subligetry
this all seems quite contradictory
so we've got nothing in common
so wave your hands and scream your place
(its just a niche parallel)
you look right a prat when you pose like that
i dont want to be one of you wankers on the dancefloor
(its just a niche parallel)
give my south boys attitude
its not because we dont dress like you
(its just a niche parallel)
we dont want to be one of those wankers, wankers!
death to the indie disco
death to the london scene
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
death to the indie disco
(oh death to this indie disco)
death to the london scene
(oh death to the london scene)
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
oh no theres nothing for me
and i wont join them so who should i be?
and it wont mean nothing
no it wont mean nothing to me
nothing to me!
(its just a niche parallel x2)
cos we've got nothing in common
death to the indie disco
death to the london scene
death to the dancers in their best clothes
to be in your gang dont mean no shit to me
death to the indie disco
(oh death to this indie disco)
death to the london scene
(oh death to the london scene)
death to the dancers in their best clothes
cos smoking crack dont mean no shit to me
Lyrics submitted by ellieacrylic
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this song reminds me of shit!!!! ownedplox =)