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.
He lied if he told you otherwise
He cries like a baby, but he takes like a real guy
Pretend you don't hear a word he say
Smile wide dry his eyes and then turn round and walk away
A big teenager, a lonely kid
He wanted one good thing to come his way but it never did
Look, now he's bored and ignoring you
Maybe you'll see for the first time what I told you was true, girl
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
Poison his tea, drown him in tears
Hold a knife to his heart through your golden years
Push him away, pull him to you
You did it to me, I'm gonna do it you
Are we gonna find a way?
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
I can never read your face
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
Are you asking me to stay?
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
I want you every single day
If I get the chance to
You're looking good in your victimhood
You got the lines, show the signs that life has treated you no good
That boy you love is a laughing stock
He bought a sunburst guitar that makes him think he's a rockstar
I don't pretend to be worth a damn
I don't pretend to pretend, I don't pretend I'm a real man
Look I just wanna be used by you
If you hate the one who loves you does that make their love less true?
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
Poison his tea, drown him in tears
Hold a knife to his heart through your golden years
Push him away, pull him to you
You did it to me, I'm gonna do it you
Are we gonna find a way?
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
I can never read your face
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
Are you asking me to stay?
If I get the chance to
He cries like a baby, but he takes like a real guy
Pretend you don't hear a word he say
Smile wide dry his eyes and then turn round and walk away
A big teenager, a lonely kid
He wanted one good thing to come his way but it never did
Look, now he's bored and ignoring you
Maybe you'll see for the first time what I told you was true, girl
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
Poison his tea, drown him in tears
Hold a knife to his heart through your golden years
Push him away, pull him to you
You did it to me, I'm gonna do it you
Are we gonna find a way?
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
I can never read your face
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
Are you asking me to stay?
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
I want you every single day
If I get the chance to
You're looking good in your victimhood
You got the lines, show the signs that life has treated you no good
That boy you love is a laughing stock
He bought a sunburst guitar that makes him think he's a rockstar
I don't pretend to be worth a damn
I don't pretend to pretend, I don't pretend I'm a real man
Look I just wanna be used by you
If you hate the one who loves you does that make their love less true?
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
I don't mind
I don't mind
I'm gonna rock him anyway
Poison his tea, drown him in tears
Hold a knife to his heart through your golden years
Push him away, pull him to you
You did it to me, I'm gonna do it you
Are we gonna find a way?
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
I can never read your face
You did it to me and I do it to you, too
Are you asking me to stay?
If I get the chance to
Lyrics submitted by dustybreeze
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