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.
Black dress, with the tights underneath
I've got the breath of a last cigarette on my teeth
And she's an actress (actress) but she ain't got no need
She's got money from her parents in a trust fund back east
T-T-T-Tongues always pressed to your cheeks
while my tongue is on the inside of some other girl's teeth
and tell your boyfriend; if he says he's got beef
that i'm a vegetarian and i ain't fuckin' scared of him
[x2]
She wants to touch me, whaaaooo
She wants to love me, whaaaooo
She'll never leave me, whaaaooo whaaaooo-ooo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho, that won't trust me
X's on the back of your hand
Wash them in the bathroom to drink like the bands
And the set list (set list); you stole off the stage
Has red and purple lipstick all over the page
B-B-B-Bruises cover your arms; shaking in the fingers with the bottle in your
palm
And the best is (best is); no one knows who you are
Just another girl, alone at the bar
[x2]
She wants to touch me, whaaaooo
She wants to love me, whaaaooo
She'll never leave me, whaaaooo, whaaaooo-ooo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho, that won't trust me
Shhhh girl, shut your lips
Do the hellen keller
And talk with your hips
[x2]
I said shhhhh girl, shut your lips
Do the hellen keller
And talk with your hips
[x2]
She wants to touch me, whaaaooo
She wants to love me, whaaaooo
She'll never leave me, whaaaooo, whaaaooo-ooo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho, that won't trust me
I've got the breath of a last cigarette on my teeth
And she's an actress (actress) but she ain't got no need
She's got money from her parents in a trust fund back east
T-T-T-Tongues always pressed to your cheeks
while my tongue is on the inside of some other girl's teeth
and tell your boyfriend; if he says he's got beef
that i'm a vegetarian and i ain't fuckin' scared of him
[x2]
She wants to touch me, whaaaooo
She wants to love me, whaaaooo
She'll never leave me, whaaaooo whaaaooo-ooo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho, that won't trust me
X's on the back of your hand
Wash them in the bathroom to drink like the bands
And the set list (set list); you stole off the stage
Has red and purple lipstick all over the page
B-B-B-Bruises cover your arms; shaking in the fingers with the bottle in your
palm
And the best is (best is); no one knows who you are
Just another girl, alone at the bar
[x2]
She wants to touch me, whaaaooo
She wants to love me, whaaaooo
She'll never leave me, whaaaooo, whaaaooo-ooo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho, that won't trust me
Shhhh girl, shut your lips
Do the hellen keller
And talk with your hips
[x2]
I said shhhhh girl, shut your lips
Do the hellen keller
And talk with your hips
[x2]
She wants to touch me, whaaaooo
She wants to love me, whaaaooo
She'll never leave me, whaaaooo, whaaaooo-ooo
Don't trust a ho
Never trust a ho
Won't trust a ho, that won't trust me
Lyrics submitted by norwegian_wood
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Haha, I first heard this song on the game "Tap Tap Revenge" for my iPod Touch. I had to go download it cuz it was so funny. Yep, don't trust hos though. One thing, the lyrics are slightly off. It says, "T-T-T-Tongues always pressed to your cheeks/while my tongue is on the inside of some other girl's teeth" It's actually "teat" not "teeth"