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.
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Fezzik: "Anybody want a peanut?"
Vizzini: "Augh!"
*plays 3 times*
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now..."
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now..."
Prince Humperdink: "But first things first, to the death!"
Westley: "No! To the pain!"
Prince Humperdink: "I don't think I'm quite familiar with that phrase."
Westley: "I'll explain. And I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon."
Prince Humperdink: "That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me!"
Westley: "It won't be the last. To the pain means the first thing you'll lose is your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrist. Next your nose."
Prince Humperdink: "And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time, a mistake I don't mean to duplicate tonight!"
Westley: "I wasn't finished! The next thing you lose will be your left eye followed by your right."
Prince Humperdink: "And then my ears I understand, let's get on with it!"
Westley: "Wrong! Your ears you keep and I'll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child that's seen your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach. Every woman who cries out, 'Dear God, what is that thing?' will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish. Wallowing in freakish misery forever."
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Fezzik: "Anybody want a peanut?"
Vizzini: "Augh!"
*plays 3 times*
Clergyman: "Marriage, marriage is what brings us together today"
Clergyman: "Marriage, marriage is what brings us together today"
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Marriage (sung + Clergyman)
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Marriage (sung + Clergyman)
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Marriage (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together today (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together today (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together today (sung + Clergyman)
Vizzini: "No more"
Vizzini: "No more"
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Fezzik: "Anybody want a peanut?"
Fezzik: "Anybody want a peanut?"
Vizzini: "Augh!"
*plays 3 times*
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now..."
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now..."
Prince Humperdink: "But first things first, to the death!"
Westley: "No! To the pain!"
Prince Humperdink: "I don't think I'm quite familiar with that phrase."
Westley: "I'll explain. And I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon."
Prince Humperdink: "That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me!"
Westley: "It won't be the last. To the pain means the first thing you'll lose is your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrist. Next your nose."
Prince Humperdink: "And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time, a mistake I don't mean to duplicate tonight!"
Westley: "I wasn't finished! The next thing you lose will be your left eye followed by your right."
Prince Humperdink: "And then my ears I understand, let's get on with it!"
Westley: "Wrong! Your ears you keep and I'll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child that's seen your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach. Every woman who cries out, 'Dear God, what is that thing?' will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish. Wallowing in freakish misery forever."
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Fezzik: "Anybody want a peanut?"
Vizzini: "Augh!"
*plays 3 times*
Clergyman: "Marriage, marriage is what brings us together today"
Clergyman: "Marriage, marriage is what brings us together today"
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Marriage (sung + Clergyman)
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Marriage (sung + Clergyman)
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Marriage (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together today (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together today (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together (sung + Clergyman)
Marriage is what brings us together today (sung + Clergyman)
Vizzini: "No more"
Vizzini: "No more"
Vizzini: "No more rhymes now, I mean it!"
Fezzik: "Anybody want a peanut?"
Lyrics submitted by HagbardCeline
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