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 got evicted from my house
all my shit's on the lawn
everything I've owned since I was a baby
turning grey in the sun.
I found a picture of my mother
when she was just 17
looking wild and glamorous at a party
laughing about to scream.
So I flew to Australia
on a flamingo's back,
the Pacific Ocean was dreaming of angels
with the wings of a bat.
It was six in the morning
the sun was just coming up,
everybody getting out of the subways
going out to their jobs.
Happy new year Antoine
I'm fucked up bad but I'll be fine soon I'm sure
and we can run the streets and scream like jaguars,
because liars own the world.
I got evicted from this song,
oh my voice is deformed,
exotic islands and new species of animals
is all I'm writing for.
I found a picture of my brother
when he was just 17
jet-black hair on his first tour ever
totally hung over.
So I joined the marines
just to travel the world,
Afghanistan was dreaming of Miss America
McDonald's tits grotesque smirk.
But I still missed my hometown
so I had to desert,
everybody driving around in hummers
driving their parents speed boats.
Happy new year mamma
the static in my head could scar that girl
disfigure baby birds and maul the TV
because the liars own the world.
all my shit's on the lawn
everything I've owned since I was a baby
turning grey in the sun.
I found a picture of my mother
when she was just 17
looking wild and glamorous at a party
laughing about to scream.
So I flew to Australia
on a flamingo's back,
the Pacific Ocean was dreaming of angels
with the wings of a bat.
It was six in the morning
the sun was just coming up,
everybody getting out of the subways
going out to their jobs.
Happy new year Antoine
I'm fucked up bad but I'll be fine soon I'm sure
and we can run the streets and scream like jaguars,
because liars own the world.
I got evicted from this song,
oh my voice is deformed,
exotic islands and new species of animals
is all I'm writing for.
I found a picture of my brother
when he was just 17
jet-black hair on his first tour ever
totally hung over.
So I joined the marines
just to travel the world,
Afghanistan was dreaming of Miss America
McDonald's tits grotesque smirk.
But I still missed my hometown
so I had to desert,
everybody driving around in hummers
driving their parents speed boats.
Happy new year mamma
the static in my head could scar that girl
disfigure baby birds and maul the TV
because the liars own the world.
Lyrics submitted by theTyrant
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