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 love the way that I roll
The shoes, glam, and the gold.
It's too much for your soul
It's gonna leave you empty.
You need to fill the void.
You don't need Sigmund Freud.
I'll give you anything you want
Just let me take you home.
You can't resist all the glare
You have to stop and stare.
You think you know me, but
You still can't wait to hear some more.
I'm like the flat air around you
I'll leave you breathless.
Just count 1-2-3
I'll make you scream.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm in your dreams and your thoughts
I'm in the atmosphere.
You're under pressure dear
You'll soon be full of fear.
Don't let your vision distort
You'll never find your way back.
When I'm around everything fades
Into black.
Don't judge the look in my eyes
I'd say it's rather unwise.
You see the beauty, but you don't know that
They hypnotize.
You don't even know
But you will soon realize
That I can change the way you think and
What you idealize.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
You know you can't stop looking at my glare.
I'll make your heart stop- Love is in the air.
I'll make you mine I'll take you anywhere.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
The shoes, glam, and the gold.
It's too much for your soul
It's gonna leave you empty.
You need to fill the void.
You don't need Sigmund Freud.
I'll give you anything you want
Just let me take you home.
You can't resist all the glare
You have to stop and stare.
You think you know me, but
You still can't wait to hear some more.
I'm like the flat air around you
I'll leave you breathless.
Just count 1-2-3
I'll make you scream.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm in your dreams and your thoughts
I'm in the atmosphere.
You're under pressure dear
You'll soon be full of fear.
Don't let your vision distort
You'll never find your way back.
When I'm around everything fades
Into black.
Don't judge the look in my eyes
I'd say it's rather unwise.
You see the beauty, but you don't know that
They hypnotize.
You don't even know
But you will soon realize
That I can change the way you think and
What you idealize.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
They say I'm picture perfect
They say I'm oh-so-fine.
They see what's on the surface
but not what's on my mind.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there is no way out now.
You know you can't stop looking at my glare.
I'll make your heart stop- Love is in the air.
I'll make you mine I'll take you anywhere.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
I'm all you want
I'm all you need
You just don't know it
but you'll see.
I'll make you love me
Make you hate me
There is no way out now.
You're in my trap, I'm in control
There's no escape from me I'm told
Just try to make it through the night
'Cause there's no way out now.
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