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.
Bajke su sigurnije nego kuće,
U njima je sve moguće,
U njima se djevojke u guske pretvaraju,
U bajkama čobani kraljeve varaju,
Njihove su se kćeri za sluge udale,
U bajkama nema mjesta za budale.
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući trista čuda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U njoj idu bilo kuda,
Stvari ostavljaju svuda,
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
A ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući trista čuda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U njoj stoji šaka jada,
Neurednost u njoj vlada,
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući vrijeme čuči,
U toj kući možeš pući,
Neurednost tu se cijeni,
Sve je u njoj "ajme meni".
Vrata u njoj sva su lijeva,
Ptica šuti, kavez pjeva,
Gladni jedu ispod stola,
Brata sva su sasvim gola…
Tu je knjiga "baš-me-briga", ta-ta-tara-ta !
Lijevo-desno razbibriga, ta-ta-tara-ta !
A pod do stropa, strop do poda,
Sve je u njoj luk i voda,
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
A ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući trista čuda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
Urednost je šaka jada,
Neurednost u njoj vlada,
Ima jedna kuća luda !
U njima je sve moguće,
U njima se djevojke u guske pretvaraju,
U bajkama čobani kraljeve varaju,
Njihove su se kćeri za sluge udale,
U bajkama nema mjesta za budale.
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući trista čuda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U njoj idu bilo kuda,
Stvari ostavljaju svuda,
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
A ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući trista čuda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U njoj stoji šaka jada,
Neurednost u njoj vlada,
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući vrijeme čuči,
U toj kući možeš pući,
Neurednost tu se cijeni,
Sve je u njoj "ajme meni".
Vrata u njoj sva su lijeva,
Ptica šuti, kavez pjeva,
Gladni jedu ispod stola,
Brata sva su sasvim gola…
Tu je knjiga "baš-me-briga", ta-ta-tara-ta !
Lijevo-desno razbibriga, ta-ta-tara-ta !
A pod do stropa, strop do poda,
Sve je u njoj luk i voda,
Ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
A ima jedna kuća luda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
U toj kući trista čuda, ta-ta-tara-ta !
Urednost je šaka jada,
Neurednost u njoj vlada,
Ima jedna kuća luda !
Lyrics submitted by Mad Woman Moon
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