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.
Throw my guitar down on the floor
No one cares what I've got to say anymore
I didn't come here to be damned with faint praise
I'll write my masterpiece some other day
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do) fuck everything, fuck me
I'm repeating myself again
Innovation, I leave to smarter men
Pretty melodies don't fall out of the air for me
I've got to steal them from somewhere
But it doesn't matter what you do or how hard you try (hard you try)
Now there's nothing left for me to do except die
When they cut you up
They'll tell you that it's not going to hurt
But they are not going to stop until they see you go to sleep in the dirt
And there'll be no more cigarettes
No more having sex
No more drinking until you fall on the floor
No more indie rock
Just a ticking clock
You have no time for that anymore
You better watch where you run your mouth
Because you know what they'll say to you
And they'll say
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, over, over
Over, over, over, over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
You think you can come and go as you please (your life is over, your life is over)
You can't quit, you're fired (your life is over, your life is over)
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over
No one cares what I've got to say anymore
I didn't come here to be damned with faint praise
I'll write my masterpiece some other day
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
(Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do) fuck everything, fuck me
I'm repeating myself again
Innovation, I leave to smarter men
Pretty melodies don't fall out of the air for me
I've got to steal them from somewhere
But it doesn't matter what you do or how hard you try (hard you try)
Now there's nothing left for me to do except die
When they cut you up
They'll tell you that it's not going to hurt
But they are not going to stop until they see you go to sleep in the dirt
And there'll be no more cigarettes
No more having sex
No more drinking until you fall on the floor
No more indie rock
Just a ticking clock
You have no time for that anymore
You better watch where you run your mouth
Because you know what they'll say to you
And they'll say
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, over, over
Over, over, over, over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
You think you can come and go as you please (your life is over, your life is over)
You can't quit, you're fired (your life is over, your life is over)
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over, your life is over
Your life is over
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Titus Andronicus Lyrics as written by Patrick Stickles
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