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.
You only like him because he's sexually appealing
But I read his journal, it was very revealing
He fucked your sister in an elevator junior year
Oh yeah, oh yeah
And let your brother suck him but then beat him
So he could prove he wasn't queer
Oh no
So what do you think he has in store for you my dear?
You only like him because he's sexually appealing
But I've seen him working, I am getting the feeling
He has some serious predatory domination issues
Oh yeah, oh yeah
He goes to climax alone
His heart beats a busy tone
Oh no, no
He's the kind of guy who would leave you in a k-hole
To go play Halo in the other room
Remember
While you were bereaving Micheal's death
He was over at Rachel's cooking crystal meth?
Oh, don't you remember?
Don't you remember
You only like him because he's sexually appealing
But his psychic's prediction has him hanging from a ceiling fan
In eight months
Ours are still not possible
Our dreams are still so possible
All our tough little dreams in the list of possible
And this goes directly to you
I don't know
What it is that you want from me
But you
You cannot have me
If you could read my mind
Know what I really feel
I wonder would we still be friends?
But I read his journal, it was very revealing
He fucked your sister in an elevator junior year
Oh yeah, oh yeah
And let your brother suck him but then beat him
So he could prove he wasn't queer
Oh no
So what do you think he has in store for you my dear?
You only like him because he's sexually appealing
But I've seen him working, I am getting the feeling
He has some serious predatory domination issues
Oh yeah, oh yeah
He goes to climax alone
His heart beats a busy tone
Oh no, no
He's the kind of guy who would leave you in a k-hole
To go play Halo in the other room
Remember
While you were bereaving Micheal's death
He was over at Rachel's cooking crystal meth?
Oh, don't you remember?
Don't you remember
You only like him because he's sexually appealing
But his psychic's prediction has him hanging from a ceiling fan
In eight months
Ours are still not possible
Our dreams are still so possible
All our tough little dreams in the list of possible
And this goes directly to you
I don't know
What it is that you want from me
But you
You cannot have me
If you could read my mind
Know what I really feel
I wonder would we still be friends?
Lyrics submitted by IndieKid1977
Beware Our Nubile Miscreants Lyrics as written by Kevin Barnes
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He goes to climax alone His heart beats a busy tone Oh no, no He's the kind of guy who would leave you in a k-hole To go play Halo in the other room, remember? While you were bereaving Michael's death He was over at Rachel's cooking crystal meth Oh, don't you remember?
Maybe I love the lines so much because I've known that kind of guy. Or maybe the lines are universally appealing. I suspect the latter.