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.
Uh, uh, yes sir
Just the sound of his voice is a hit
Y'all niggas got me really confused out there
I make "Big Pimpin" or "Give It 2 Me", one of those
Y'all hail me as the greatest writer of the 21st Century
I make some thought-provoking shit
Y'all question whether he falling off
I'ma really confuse ya'll on this one
Follow
When them tops come down, chicks tops come down
Like when them shots come out, make cops come around
When the blocks come out, I can wake up a small town
Finish off the block then I make my mall rounds
Stares get exchanged then the 5th come out
The tough guy disappear, then the bitch come out
"That's him", I'm usually what they whisper about
Either what chick he with, or his chip amount
'Cause I been doing this since CHiPS was out
Watchin' Erik Estrada baggin' up at the Ramada
Table full of powder, A/C Broke
'Bout to take another shower on my 25th Hour
Spike Lees everywhere, game or the flight
You might see me anywhere, day in the life
Only thing changed the tail number on the flight
I can touch down and take off the same night
I'm so bossy
Bitch, get off me
Trick, get off me
You cant get shit off me
I'm so flossy
No 6's on Sprees
Laid back, Maybach's
Don't even talk to me
This is that ignorant shit you like
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick, plus ice, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you love
Nigga, fuck, shit, maricon, puta, and drugs, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you need
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick plus weed, c'mon
I'm only tryna give you what you want
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, you like it don't front
They're all actors
Looking at themselves in the mirror backwards
Can't even face themselves, don't fear no rappers
They're all weirdos, De Niro's in practice
So don't believe everything your earlobe captures
It's mostly backwards
Unless it happens to be as accurate as me
And everything said in song you happen to see
Then actually, believe half of what you see
None of what you hear, even if its spat by me
And with that said, I will kill niggas dead
Cut niggas short, give you wheels for legs
I'm a K-I-double-L-E-R
See y'all in hell
Shoot niggas straight through the ER, whoa
This ain't B.R., no
Its S.C., C.E.O., the next Lyor
No, the next leader of the whole free world
And the first thing I'ma do is free Sigel, go
Uh, take off the cuffs, unlock the gate
Its that ignorant nigga that you love to hate
The '07 Ice Cube, B. Sig so rude
Tell a trick, get these nuts, eat dick like food
Now see if I care if this verse get aired
Even if you mute it the curse is there, yeah
I'm so raunchy, bitch get off me
Keep my flea collar on, you lil' ticks get off me!
I missed the part where it stopped being 'bout Imus
What do my lyrics got to do with this shit?
Scarface the movie did more than Scarface the rapper to me
Still that ain't the blame for all the shit that's happened to me
Are you saying what I'm spittin'
Is worse than these celebutantes showin' they kitten, you kidding?
Lets stop the bullshittin'
'Til we all without sin, let's quit the pulpittin'
Scarface the movie did more than Scarface the rapper to me
Still that ain't the blame for all the shit that's happened to me
Lets stop the bullshittin'
'Til we all without sin, let's quit the pulpittin', c'mon
This is that ignorant shit you like
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick, plus ice, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you love
Nigga, fuck, shit, maricon, puta, and drugs, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you need
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick plus weed, c'mon
I'm only tryna give you what you want
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, you like it don't front
It's only entertainment
Just the sound of his voice is a hit
Y'all niggas got me really confused out there
I make "Big Pimpin" or "Give It 2 Me", one of those
Y'all hail me as the greatest writer of the 21st Century
I make some thought-provoking shit
Y'all question whether he falling off
I'ma really confuse ya'll on this one
Follow
When them tops come down, chicks tops come down
Like when them shots come out, make cops come around
When the blocks come out, I can wake up a small town
Finish off the block then I make my mall rounds
Stares get exchanged then the 5th come out
The tough guy disappear, then the bitch come out
"That's him", I'm usually what they whisper about
Either what chick he with, or his chip amount
'Cause I been doing this since CHiPS was out
Watchin' Erik Estrada baggin' up at the Ramada
Table full of powder, A/C Broke
'Bout to take another shower on my 25th Hour
Spike Lees everywhere, game or the flight
You might see me anywhere, day in the life
Only thing changed the tail number on the flight
I can touch down and take off the same night
I'm so bossy
Bitch, get off me
Trick, get off me
You cant get shit off me
I'm so flossy
No 6's on Sprees
Laid back, Maybach's
Don't even talk to me
This is that ignorant shit you like
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick, plus ice, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you love
Nigga, fuck, shit, maricon, puta, and drugs, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you need
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick plus weed, c'mon
I'm only tryna give you what you want
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, you like it don't front
They're all actors
Looking at themselves in the mirror backwards
Can't even face themselves, don't fear no rappers
They're all weirdos, De Niro's in practice
So don't believe everything your earlobe captures
It's mostly backwards
Unless it happens to be as accurate as me
And everything said in song you happen to see
Then actually, believe half of what you see
None of what you hear, even if its spat by me
And with that said, I will kill niggas dead
Cut niggas short, give you wheels for legs
I'm a K-I-double-L-E-R
See y'all in hell
Shoot niggas straight through the ER, whoa
This ain't B.R., no
Its S.C., C.E.O., the next Lyor
No, the next leader of the whole free world
And the first thing I'ma do is free Sigel, go
Uh, take off the cuffs, unlock the gate
Its that ignorant nigga that you love to hate
The '07 Ice Cube, B. Sig so rude
Tell a trick, get these nuts, eat dick like food
Now see if I care if this verse get aired
Even if you mute it the curse is there, yeah
I'm so raunchy, bitch get off me
Keep my flea collar on, you lil' ticks get off me!
I missed the part where it stopped being 'bout Imus
What do my lyrics got to do with this shit?
Scarface the movie did more than Scarface the rapper to me
Still that ain't the blame for all the shit that's happened to me
Are you saying what I'm spittin'
Is worse than these celebutantes showin' they kitten, you kidding?
Lets stop the bullshittin'
'Til we all without sin, let's quit the pulpittin'
Scarface the movie did more than Scarface the rapper to me
Still that ain't the blame for all the shit that's happened to me
Lets stop the bullshittin'
'Til we all without sin, let's quit the pulpittin', c'mon
This is that ignorant shit you like
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick, plus ice, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you love
Nigga, fuck, shit, maricon, puta, and drugs, c'mon
I got that ignorant shit you need
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, trick plus weed, c'mon
I'm only tryna give you what you want
Nigga, fuck, shit, ass, bitch, you like it don't front
It's only entertainment
Lyrics submitted by strykerchick
Ignorant Shit Lyrics as written by Dwight Grant Levar Coppin
Lyrics © Raleigh Music Publishing LLC, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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