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.
I want to be a playboy's bunny
I'd do whatever they asked me to
I'd meet people with lots of money
And they would love me
Like I loved you
I want to be a topless waitress
I want my mother to shed one tear
I'd throw away this old sedate dress
Slip into something a tad more sheer
I want to be an artists' model
An odalisque, au natural
I should be good at spin-the-bottle
While I've still got something
Left to sell
I want to be a cobra dancer
With Little Willy between my thighs
I may not find a cure for cancer
But I'll meet plenty of single guys
I want to be a brothel worker
I've always been treated like one
If I could be a back-street lurker
I'd make more money
And have more fun
I want to be a dominatrix
Which isn't like me, but I can dream
Learn S, and M,
And all those gay tricks
And men will pay me to
Make them scream
I want to be a porno starlet
(for that I'll wait till Mama's dead)
I'll see my name in lights of scarlet
And get to spend every day in bed
I want to be a tattooed lady
Dedicated, as I am, to art
Characters bold, complex and shady
Will write my memoirs
Across my heart
I'd do whatever they asked me to
I'd meet people with lots of money
And they would love me
Like I loved you
I want to be a topless waitress
I want my mother to shed one tear
I'd throw away this old sedate dress
Slip into something a tad more sheer
I want to be an artists' model
An odalisque, au natural
I should be good at spin-the-bottle
While I've still got something
Left to sell
I want to be a cobra dancer
With Little Willy between my thighs
I may not find a cure for cancer
But I'll meet plenty of single guys
I want to be a brothel worker
I've always been treated like one
If I could be a back-street lurker
I'd make more money
And have more fun
I want to be a dominatrix
Which isn't like me, but I can dream
Learn S, and M,
And all those gay tricks
And men will pay me to
Make them scream
I want to be a porno starlet
(for that I'll wait till Mama's dead)
I'll see my name in lights of scarlet
And get to spend every day in bed
I want to be a tattooed lady
Dedicated, as I am, to art
Characters bold, complex and shady
Will write my memoirs
Across my heart
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