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.
Let the attack begin
Freestylers, 'longside the navigator and see
90Th through poor fe posse, in a liberating style is, broke wil'
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Come now
Ruffneck, freestlyers man, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
Be quiet, see dem up on the theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, midnight run
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, di freestylers
I'm a Ruffneck
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
Freestylers, 'longside the navigator and see
90Th through poor fe posse, in a liberating style is, broke wil'
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
We are Ruffneck, with the light in check
A ruffneck, make me rex head, a ruffneck, we got intellect
All in check, we got dem all in check, we navigator
We as the consciousness
Freestylers you give 'nuff respect, borke wil' massin' all the artist
A we dem 'avin' run gone check
Come now
Ruffneck, freestlyers man, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck
Left side here, a mastahblastah
It's a num we have a goes a one he martyr
Know me I'ma never go down, push it for a da
Riddim's up on the
Everybody have a long
Rude boy massive become follow me
Got this time in, oh you got energy, ah your time to get lively here
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
Be quiet, see dem up on the theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, midnight run
See dem up on theh, see dem up on theh, see dem up on theh
See dem up on theh, di freestylers
I'm a Ruffneck
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
You got di right time to wind up your ways
New style becau' we dep on dem case
Oh gosh we style has smash up the place, we make you crawl
Jump up, so jump
I'm a Ruffneck, yes, Ruffneck, I'm a Ruffneck, yes
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I'm really, really skeptical about the above lyrics. I think they were transcribed by someone who's not real familiar with UK accents or Jamaican dialect. Looks like a lot of guesswork.
Go ahead and type out what you hear in the song that the above poster may have gotten wrong. I don't know this song... I just happened to come across your comment.
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