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.
Smoke and mirrors and everything nice
I wasn't married to the weekend, I was banging’ on the back end
Kamikaze and Miami Vice
She shook a few of my favorite things
Like cloak and dagger, see Seabury Quinn
I couldn't keep it all together, I was spooking in the end zone
Arigatou, go-go gadget arms
She only took me for 10,000 yen
It’s like a bad dream, something from the back of a magazine
Black and white and cheaply put together
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
God damn these killings are gorgeous
Darkened corners at every bend
I wasn't sucking down the poison; I was working on the QT
Shaky shaky, all over the world, she tried a cartwheel at every turn
The creepy crawlies, a case of revenge,
I had the martyrs that I bartered from the barons for the bandoleers
Karaoke, a feminine flaw, I had a feeling this was not the end
It’s like a bad dream, something from the back of a magazine
Black and white and cheaply put together
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
And like a nightmare, covering the tracks that had brought you there
Paranoid and frozen in the heavens
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
Cave in, cave out
Nothing but nervous doubt
Waiting for the big bang to get me
Waiting for the big bang to get me
Waiting for the big bang
Wrapped in plastic, we all get the ends
She had to take it to the majors couldn't keep it on the down low
Silly rabbit, good grief, también
Another stiff at the scene of the crime
It’s like a bad dream, something from the back of a magazine
Black and white and cheaply put together
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
And like a nightmare, covering the tracks that had brought you there
Paranoid and frozen in the heavens
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
God damn these killings are gorgeous
I wasn't married to the weekend, I was banging’ on the back end
Kamikaze and Miami Vice
She shook a few of my favorite things
Like cloak and dagger, see Seabury Quinn
I couldn't keep it all together, I was spooking in the end zone
Arigatou, go-go gadget arms
She only took me for 10,000 yen
It’s like a bad dream, something from the back of a magazine
Black and white and cheaply put together
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
God damn these killings are gorgeous
Darkened corners at every bend
I wasn't sucking down the poison; I was working on the QT
Shaky shaky, all over the world, she tried a cartwheel at every turn
The creepy crawlies, a case of revenge,
I had the martyrs that I bartered from the barons for the bandoleers
Karaoke, a feminine flaw, I had a feeling this was not the end
It’s like a bad dream, something from the back of a magazine
Black and white and cheaply put together
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
And like a nightmare, covering the tracks that had brought you there
Paranoid and frozen in the heavens
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
Cave in, cave out
Nothing but nervous doubt
Waiting for the big bang to get me
Waiting for the big bang to get me
Waiting for the big bang
Wrapped in plastic, we all get the ends
She had to take it to the majors couldn't keep it on the down low
Silly rabbit, good grief, también
Another stiff at the scene of the crime
It’s like a bad dream, something from the back of a magazine
Black and white and cheaply put together
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
And like a nightmare, covering the tracks that had brought you there
Paranoid and frozen in the heavens
Like a slasher film
I’m torn in opposite directions
The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous
God damn these killings are gorgeous
Lyrics submitted by littleodie914, edited by relaxzen1, edphlash
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Ok so most of you that have translated this i have no idea what you are hearing, beacause i def. dont hear what you do. But thise is what i hear:
Smoke and mirrors and everything nice. I wasn't married to the weekend, I was banging on the back end. Kamikaze and Miami Vice, She shook a few of my favorite things.
Like Cloak and Dagger. So Seabury Quinn, I couldn't keep it all together, I was spooking in the end zone. Arigato. Go-go gadget arms. She only took me for 10,000 yen.
It's like a bad dream Something from the back of a magazine Black and white and cheaply put together, like a slasher film, I'm torn in opposite directions, The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous, God damn these killings are gorgeous
Darkened corners at every bend, I wasn't sucking down the poison I was working on the QT Shakey Shakey all over the world She did a cartwheel at every turn
The creepy crawlies, a case of revenge. I had the martyrs that I bartered from the barons for the bandoliers. Karaoke, her feminine flaw, I had a feeling this was not the end.
It's like a bad dream Something from the back of a magazine Black and white and cheaply put together, like a slasher film, I'm torn in opposite directions, The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous, And like a nightmare, Covering the tracks that had brought you there. Paranoid and frozen in the heathers Like a slasher film, I'm torn in opposite directions. The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous.
Cave in, Cave out, nothing but nervous doubt, Waiting for the big bang to get me
Cave in, Cave out, nothing but nervous doubt, Waiting for the big bang to get me, Waiting for the big bang,
Wrapped in plastic, we all get the end. She had to take it to the majors- Couldn't keep it on the down low. Silly rabbit, Good dream, tambien(in spanish tambien means also so it makes sense and sound good), Another stiff at the scene of the crime.
It's like a bad dream Something from the back of a magazine Black and white and cheaply put together, like a slasher film, I'm torn in opposite directions, The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous, And like a nightmare, Covering the tracks that had brought you there. Paranoid and frozen in the heathers Like a slasher film, I'm torn in opposite directions. The plot sucks but the killings are gorgeous. God damn these killings are gorgeous.
these are correct, except it's "good <b>grief</b>, tambien"... just thought you should know :)