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.
Oh, what a surprise
I can't resist taking sides
Squeezing it for every drop
As long as you don't feel it
Don't matter who's bleeding
'Cos out of sight it's justified
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
One move, an ascent
One rule to the end
One rule for everyone else
You can tell me 'til you're blue in the face
I'll throw it straight back again
Way to claim the higher ground
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
Oh, what a surprise
I can't resist taking sides
Squeezing it for every drop
As long as you don't feel it
Don't matter who's bleeding
'Cos out of sight it's justified
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
I can't resist taking sides
Squeezing it for every drop
As long as you don't feel it
Don't matter who's bleeding
'Cos out of sight it's justified
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
One move, an ascent
One rule to the end
One rule for everyone else
You can tell me 'til you're blue in the face
I'll throw it straight back again
Way to claim the higher ground
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
Oh, what a surprise
I can't resist taking sides
Squeezing it for every drop
As long as you don't feel it
Don't matter who's bleeding
'Cos out of sight it's justified
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
I know maybe you thought you were different
But if you're gonna get the nest then you're gonna get stung
Yeah, yeah
Lyrics submitted by wills316
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Correction: "One move, an ascent One rule to the end..." should be "One rule for us and, one rule for them and, one rule for everyone else"