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.
Another part with the same kids, another night with the same drinks
I need to find myself a new chick
I need to kiss a set of new lips
She's gotta be something new to me
Fresh face, someone new to please
So come on, come on girl, just you and me
Oh come on girl, just you and me
This kind of girl makes it rough (makin' it rough)
Holding our breaths while we touch
She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell
She got that name, it all seem like a game
How she is so well, I won't call this hell
If I had to guess, I'd say we have a mess you could sell
And how am I supposed to think, with her hand all over me
Telling me the right things, ever so distracting
She's gotta be something new to me
?
So come on, come on girl, just you and me
Oh come on girl, just you and me
This kind of girl makes it rough (makin' it rough)
Holding our breaths while we touch
She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell
She got that name, it all seem like a game
How she is so well, I won't call this hell
If I had to guess, I'd say we have a mess you could sell
She's makin' it harder, harder to breathe
I'm gettin' weaker, so pullin' the strings
The lights are all lost, there's no one around
We've both lost our minds, nowhere to be found
It's gettin' hot, I'm not saying this is hell
but I swear, this girl's a mess you could sell
She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell
She got that name, it all seem like a game
How she is so well, I won't call this hell
If I had to guess, I'd say we've got a mess you could sell
I need to find myself a new chick
I need to kiss a set of new lips
She's gotta be something new to me
Fresh face, someone new to please
So come on, come on girl, just you and me
Oh come on girl, just you and me
This kind of girl makes it rough (makin' it rough)
Holding our breaths while we touch
She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell
She got that name, it all seem like a game
How she is so well, I won't call this hell
If I had to guess, I'd say we have a mess you could sell
And how am I supposed to think, with her hand all over me
Telling me the right things, ever so distracting
She's gotta be something new to me
?
So come on, come on girl, just you and me
Oh come on girl, just you and me
This kind of girl makes it rough (makin' it rough)
Holding our breaths while we touch
She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell
She got that name, it all seem like a game
How she is so well, I won't call this hell
If I had to guess, I'd say we have a mess you could sell
She's makin' it harder, harder to breathe
I'm gettin' weaker, so pullin' the strings
The lights are all lost, there's no one around
We've both lost our minds, nowhere to be found
It's gettin' hot, I'm not saying this is hell
but I swear, this girl's a mess you could sell
She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell
She got that name, it all seem like a game
How she is so well, I won't call this hell
If I had to guess, I'd say we've got a mess you could sell
Lyrics submitted by sarararawr
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Its; Another party with the same kids and; And how am I supposed to think, with her hands all over me and the ? is; Loose ends but no signs of strings
Im really happy i bought this cd today. It is amazing.
this needs to be updated, atticusflame182 has the correct lyrics i love this song, it's one of my favorites off their new album
wrong: the lights are all lost right: the lights are all off
wrong: we've both lost our minds, nowhere to be found right: we've both lost our minds, they're nowhere to be found
i love the maine. their lyrics are soo catchy.
the lyric is "She won't kiss and tell, but this isnt how" ...not "...but this isnt hell"...
they wouldnt use the same word twice like that...
Isnt it Oh she moves so well? instead of oh she is so well? I might be wrong though (: x
yeah your right its "oh she moves well" and in the begining its not "another part" its "another party" theres alot of mistakes on here haha
yeahh lyrics seriously need to be updated. i think this song is about a guy at a party and he's looking for a girl. he wants to hookup with her but theres something telling him not to. but then the girls all over him and realllly tempting him so it's like the struggle between "hook up, or not hook up"
who knows. could be completely wrong.
These are the right lyrics !Another party with the same kids, another night with the same drinks I need to find myself a new chick I need to kiss a set of new lips
She's gotta be something new to me Fresh face, someone new to please So come on, come on girl, just you and me Oh come on girl, just you and me
This kind of girl makes it rough (makin' it rough) Holding in our breaths while we touch She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell She got that name, it all seems like a game How she is so well, I won't call this hell If I had to guess, I'd say we have a mess you could sell
And how am I supposed to think, with her hands all over me Telling me the right things, ever so distracting
She's gotta be something new to me Loose ends but no sign of stings So come on, come on girl, just you and me Oh come on girl, just you and me
This kind of girl makes it rough (makin' it rough) Holding in our breaths while we touch She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell She got that name, it all seems like a game How she is so well, I won't call this hell If I had to guess, I'd say we have a mess you could sell
She's makin' it harder, harder to breathe I'm gettin' weaker, so pullin' the strings
The lights are all lost, there's no one around We've both lost our minds, nowhere to be found It's gettin' hot, I'm not saying this is hell but I swear, this girl's a mess you could sell
She won't kiss and tell, but this isn't hell She got that name, it all seems like a game How she is so well, I won't call this hell If I had to guess, I'd say we've got a mess you could sell"
?= loose ends put no sight of strings*