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.
I really, I really
Oh, I really need to know
I really, I really
Oh, or else you gotta let me go
I really, I really
This time I really need to do things right
Shivers that ya give me keep me freezing all night
You make me, shudder, oh yeah
I can't believe it,
I'm not myself,
Suddenly I'm thinkin' of 'bout no one else
You make me shudder
I really
Oh I really need to know
Or else you gotta let me go
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is just you and me always
I'll give you everything
Give some attention to me
All I want is just you and me always
Give me affection
I need your perfection
'Cause you feel so good
You make me stutter, stutter, oh
If I could touch you, I'd never let go
Now ya got me screaming and I cannot shut up, oh, shut up, yeah
Now I am lying on the bedroom floor barely even speaking
And I cannot get up
Oh I really, I really, I really need to know
Or else you gotta let me go
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is to be with you always
I'll give you everything
Give some attention to me
All I want is just you and me always
Give me affection
I need your perfection
'Cause you feel so good
You make me stutter, stutter, stutter
You knock me down, I can't get up, I'm stuck
Gotta stop shaking me up
I can't eat, can't sleep, can't think,
Sinking under
Sinking under
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is to be with you always
I'll give you everything
Give some attention to me
All I want is just you and me always
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is to be with you always
Give me affection
I need your perfection
'Cause you feel so good
You make me stutter
You make me stutter (I really, I really)
You make me stutter (I really, I really)
You make me stutter (I really, I really)
Oh, I really need to know
I really, I really
Oh, or else you gotta let me go
I really, I really
This time I really need to do things right
Shivers that ya give me keep me freezing all night
You make me, shudder, oh yeah
I can't believe it,
I'm not myself,
Suddenly I'm thinkin' of 'bout no one else
You make me shudder
I really
Oh I really need to know
Or else you gotta let me go
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is just you and me always
I'll give you everything
Give some attention to me
All I want is just you and me always
Give me affection
I need your perfection
'Cause you feel so good
You make me stutter, stutter, oh
If I could touch you, I'd never let go
Now ya got me screaming and I cannot shut up, oh, shut up, yeah
Now I am lying on the bedroom floor barely even speaking
And I cannot get up
Oh I really, I really, I really need to know
Or else you gotta let me go
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is to be with you always
I'll give you everything
Give some attention to me
All I want is just you and me always
Give me affection
I need your perfection
'Cause you feel so good
You make me stutter, stutter, stutter
You knock me down, I can't get up, I'm stuck
Gotta stop shaking me up
I can't eat, can't sleep, can't think,
Sinking under
Sinking under
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is to be with you always
I'll give you everything
Give some attention to me
All I want is just you and me always
Your just a fantasy girl
It's an impossible world
All I want is to be with you always
Give me affection
I need your perfection
'Cause you feel so good
You make me stutter
You make me stutter (I really, I really)
You make me stutter (I really, I really)
You make me stutter (I really, I really)
Lyrics submitted by teewahby, edited by benlbullion
Stutter Lyrics as written by Adam Noah Levine Sam Farrar
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I think some of these lyrics are wrong actually.
This time I really need to do things right Shivers that you give me, keep me freezing all night You make me shudder
I can't believe it I'm not myself Suddenly I'm thinking about no one else You make me shudder
You're just a fantasy, girl It's an impossible world All I want is to be with you always I'll give you everything Pay some attention to me All I want is just you and me always Give me affection I need your perfection 'Cause it feels so good, you make me... ss-tutter, stutter
love this song..pretty obvi to the meaning..so in love with someone you can't speak clearly
one of my favorites on the new cd.
I feel that this song fits very well with my own experience with love. I'd give everything to a relationship that really isn't there and never take the chance, (i'd stutter) Let it just fly past me. I'd still feel the pain and joys of love that's not there. (can't eat,can't sleep...etc) But she'll alwasy just be a fantasy girl and i'm just living in this impossible world where i'm with her always. Definatly my favorite from Hands All Over.
Seems pretty self explanatory but the song appears to be about being infatuated with a girl yet she's not there for him.
Much like a lot of other M5 songs this involves the protagonist of the song to needlessly pursue a romantic interest while in the process hurting himself.
"You're just a fantasy girl, it's an impossible world"
Really sums up that this pursuit is very unlikely, but he can't help but go there and try. I suppose sometimes the chase can be fun but in this case it's definitely one-sided.