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.
[yo. You ever have times in your life where
you just thought the best option was to
not even be here? Yo.
If you had everything perfect all your life I want you to do something for me.
I want you to Turn this fuckin shit off right now.
Cuz ya’ll motherfuckas don’t know what it’s like.
Ya’ll don’t know how it feel.
For real, fuck the world.]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Don’t you hate it when everybody go around smiling
Being all happy like they on a fuckin highland
I tried then, and I’m trying now
The reason for this song is cuz I’m crying now
I just know somehow I don’t fit in with the rest
Sometimes I wish this heart wasn’t even in my chest
The rest were blessed, like I said, I’m crying now
I just wish and hope I would die somehow
But I know, I never was one to get luck
Instead I opened up and always gave a fuck
But what did I get besides used and abused
This life is a game and now I’m choosing to lose
Gimme the booze, it’s all I got left in this life
I guess I must have missed all the fuckin lessons in life
My word is my knife, and I’m about to fuckin use it
Why shouldn’t I? Everyone knows I’m useless
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
What the fuck am I here for in the first place
My worst day on this earth was my first fuckin birthday
Shit...I never was like the rest, but I did try, and I did do my best
Now I think, it might be time for a rest,
They always did say that time was a test
My whole life is nothing more than a mess
So what is there to do besides cut my flesh
Let my blood and my tears just mix together
Every day despite the sun I saw some stormy weather
Now what? I’m stuck and I don’t know what to do
What else is there to do when no one loves you
Every time that I express my heart to a girl
She always has to go and put a fuckin storm in my world
Now it’s all in a whirl, and everything is just blurry, shit..
I better go and end it in a hurry
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Now prepare! For my motherfuckin downfall
How I never wanted to be around ya’ll
I was cursed since I first saw the light
I guess happiness, that was my toughest fight
Finding a reason to live when there was plenty to die
Might as well give up, look at how hard I tried
And tried, and tried, and tried…
Fuck the world…
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
Fuck the world
you just thought the best option was to
not even be here? Yo.
If you had everything perfect all your life I want you to do something for me.
I want you to Turn this fuckin shit off right now.
Cuz ya’ll motherfuckas don’t know what it’s like.
Ya’ll don’t know how it feel.
For real, fuck the world.]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Don’t you hate it when everybody go around smiling
Being all happy like they on a fuckin highland
I tried then, and I’m trying now
The reason for this song is cuz I’m crying now
I just know somehow I don’t fit in with the rest
Sometimes I wish this heart wasn’t even in my chest
The rest were blessed, like I said, I’m crying now
I just wish and hope I would die somehow
But I know, I never was one to get luck
Instead I opened up and always gave a fuck
But what did I get besides used and abused
This life is a game and now I’m choosing to lose
Gimme the booze, it’s all I got left in this life
I guess I must have missed all the fuckin lessons in life
My word is my knife, and I’m about to fuckin use it
Why shouldn’t I? Everyone knows I’m useless
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
What the fuck am I here for in the first place
My worst day on this earth was my first fuckin birthday
Shit...I never was like the rest, but I did try, and I did do my best
Now I think, it might be time for a rest,
They always did say that time was a test
My whole life is nothing more than a mess
So what is there to do besides cut my flesh
Let my blood and my tears just mix together
Every day despite the sun I saw some stormy weather
Now what? I’m stuck and I don’t know what to do
What else is there to do when no one loves you
Every time that I express my heart to a girl
She always has to go and put a fuckin storm in my world
Now it’s all in a whirl, and everything is just blurry, shit..
I better go and end it in a hurry
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
[Prepare for my downfall]
Now prepare! For my motherfuckin downfall
How I never wanted to be around ya’ll
I was cursed since I first saw the light
I guess happiness, that was my toughest fight
Finding a reason to live when there was plenty to die
Might as well give up, look at how hard I tried
And tried, and tried, and tried…
Fuck the world…
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
good
Wanna tell the world you are
So..good
Fuck the world
Lyrics submitted by LPFetusGiggidy
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