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.
Chrous[Lil Wayne]: Ive Been Lonely, Ive been waiting for you, Im pretending, and thats all I can do (Thats all I can do mama) the love Im sendin aint making it through to your heart....(I hope you hear me...)
[Lil Wayne]: Since I lost you Im lost too, nigga feelin like he at the bottom like a horseshoe, sorry for the trouble that I put u and your heart through, GOD knows that I do anything for her part 2. Ought to be praying for the day you come back to me, saying that you forgive me, give me another chance, im needing it like a kidney,I dont wanna advance, give me back her hands, give me back her touch I dont ask for much, but I fucked up , I know fucked up, I admit I fucked, but everybody fuck up, now this other nigga lucked up, tellin me & my click dont give a fuck..cause ah, we from New Orleans, she was from Georgia, she was my down chic, I was her soldier, I was her gangsta, She was my shoulda, You were the pistol to my holster BANG!
Chrous[Lil Wayne]: You've been hiding, never letting it show, always trying to keep it under control,(I see you hidin it mama) you've held it down and you're well on your way to the top (you doin your thing)...But there's something you forgot!
[Rick Ross]: I shed tears cause Im told that the heal, to tell the truth I dont know how to feel, ever felt alone in room full of friends, got big plans but leave em in suspense, pray for me, patience wait for me, pay dues, trust me they aint comin, way back it was hoops now its maybach coupes, and we all took a vow no squares in the loop, now we lookin at each other sittin in the courtroom, im laughin cause its lookin like a cartoon, never snitch, got it tattooed by cartoon, somebody switch, by my rules we all lose.
Chrous: You've been hiding, never letting it show, always trying to keep it under control, you've held it down and well on your way to the top...But there's something you forgot!
[Lil Wayne]: You forgot about the house, you forgot about the ring, I remember everything, I just wanna hear you sing, I remember the love right after the fight, you cant tell me you dont remember those nights, and If I would cry, you would cry twice to me you are the brightest star under the sunlight, see take away my title, take away my stripes, you give me back my girl and you give me back life...give me back my girl and you give me back life, see this is just a nightmare so I blink twice, open up my eyes hopin she be in my sights, I remember the time, I wish I could bring it back, what she mean to me is what I mean to rap (fading-what I mean to rap)
Chrous[Lil Wayne]: You've been hiding, never (You know) letting it show, always trying (I see you hidin it mama) to keep it under control,(But I know you know) you've held it down (I know you do) and you're well on your (But, I wish you and yours nothing but happiness shorty,) way to the top But there's something you forgot!
[Rick Ross]: Fourtune and fame are pleasures you couldnt fathom but fortunately for me, my fortune built me a palace benjamins by pallett, spendin em mighty daily, I know Im under suverveilence, I look at it as a talent, millions Ive gotta manage, lil talents up in the rappin, Im such a threat to these niggas, you never know what could happen, I started without a coin not knowin which way im goin Now im charterin boein's and readin em a few poems
weathered all of the storms, now its time to see the light and
I never felt this way bout anything in my life
Determined to be the best, not lookin back at regrets
How many people you blessed is how you measure success!(DAMN!)
[Lil Wayne]: Since I lost you Im lost too, nigga feelin like he at the bottom like a horseshoe, sorry for the trouble that I put u and your heart through, GOD knows that I do anything for her part 2. Ought to be praying for the day you come back to me, saying that you forgive me, give me another chance, im needing it like a kidney,I dont wanna advance, give me back her hands, give me back her touch I dont ask for much, but I fucked up , I know fucked up, I admit I fucked, but everybody fuck up, now this other nigga lucked up, tellin me & my click dont give a fuck..cause ah, we from New Orleans, she was from Georgia, she was my down chic, I was her soldier, I was her gangsta, She was my shoulda, You were the pistol to my holster BANG!
Chrous[Lil Wayne]: You've been hiding, never letting it show, always trying to keep it under control,(I see you hidin it mama) you've held it down and you're well on your way to the top (you doin your thing)...But there's something you forgot!
[Rick Ross]: I shed tears cause Im told that the heal, to tell the truth I dont know how to feel, ever felt alone in room full of friends, got big plans but leave em in suspense, pray for me, patience wait for me, pay dues, trust me they aint comin, way back it was hoops now its maybach coupes, and we all took a vow no squares in the loop, now we lookin at each other sittin in the courtroom, im laughin cause its lookin like a cartoon, never snitch, got it tattooed by cartoon, somebody switch, by my rules we all lose.
Chrous: You've been hiding, never letting it show, always trying to keep it under control, you've held it down and well on your way to the top...But there's something you forgot!
[Lil Wayne]: You forgot about the house, you forgot about the ring, I remember everything, I just wanna hear you sing, I remember the love right after the fight, you cant tell me you dont remember those nights, and If I would cry, you would cry twice to me you are the brightest star under the sunlight, see take away my title, take away my stripes, you give me back my girl and you give me back life...give me back my girl and you give me back life, see this is just a nightmare so I blink twice, open up my eyes hopin she be in my sights, I remember the time, I wish I could bring it back, what she mean to me is what I mean to rap (fading-what I mean to rap)
Chrous[Lil Wayne]: You've been hiding, never (You know) letting it show, always trying (I see you hidin it mama) to keep it under control,(But I know you know) you've held it down (I know you do) and you're well on your (But, I wish you and yours nothing but happiness shorty,) way to the top But there's something you forgot!
[Rick Ross]: Fourtune and fame are pleasures you couldnt fathom but fortunately for me, my fortune built me a palace benjamins by pallett, spendin em mighty daily, I know Im under suverveilence, I look at it as a talent, millions Ive gotta manage, lil talents up in the rappin, Im such a threat to these niggas, you never know what could happen, I started without a coin not knowin which way im goin Now im charterin boein's and readin em a few poems
weathered all of the storms, now its time to see the light and
I never felt this way bout anything in my life
Determined to be the best, not lookin back at regrets
How many people you blessed is how you measure success!(DAMN!)
Lyrics submitted by ix007
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