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 know I love it when you're down on your knees
And I'm a junkie for the way that you please
You shut me up when you swallow me down
My back to the wall you're going to town
[Chorus]
I almost told you that I loved you
Thank God I didn't 'cause it would have been a lie
I say the damnedest things when you're on top of me
I almost told you that I loved you
I hate to say it but it has to be said
You look so fragile as I fuck with your head
I know it shouldn't but it's getting me on
If sex is the drug then what is the cost?
[Chorus]
I'm not the one that you want
Not the one that you need
My love is like a fucking disease
You can give me your hand
You can make your demands
I'm the hardest mother fucker to please
[Chorus]
(I'm not the one that you want)
I almost told you that I loved you
(I'm not the one that you need)
Thank God I didn't 'cause it would have been a lie
(I'm not the one that you want)
I say the damnedest things when you're on top of me
(The one that you need)
I almost told you that I loved you
And I'm a junkie for the way that you please
You shut me up when you swallow me down
My back to the wall you're going to town
[Chorus]
I almost told you that I loved you
Thank God I didn't 'cause it would have been a lie
I say the damnedest things when you're on top of me
I almost told you that I loved you
I hate to say it but it has to be said
You look so fragile as I fuck with your head
I know it shouldn't but it's getting me on
If sex is the drug then what is the cost?
[Chorus]
I'm not the one that you want
Not the one that you need
My love is like a fucking disease
You can give me your hand
You can make your demands
I'm the hardest mother fucker to please
[Chorus]
(I'm not the one that you want)
I almost told you that I loved you
(I'm not the one that you need)
Thank God I didn't 'cause it would have been a lie
(I'm not the one that you want)
I say the damnedest things when you're on top of me
(The one that you need)
I almost told you that I loved you
Lyrics submitted by orangeweapon
I Almost Told You That I Loved You Lyrics as written by James Michael Jacoby Shaddix
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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