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.
That was your wise crack
But you're not a bad dude
Although you'd make bedroom eyes
At a test tube
Late bloomers arrive
When they want to
Then they go on
She's an accomplice
To your strangeness
So your father was emotionally restrained
But at that time
Who really wasn't
With a kiss
Straight edge of the blade
How long will you wait?
Come out and play
Straight edge of the blade
There is a six pack of red bulls on the horizon
It's like a portrait of
Your aggression
But you'll always have
Sex with a stranger
To send you clues
It's a real shame that you don't drive
Since you don't drink, you should be driving me around
As you know
I'm an angel
Behind the wheel
Straight edge of the blade
How long will I wait?
Come out and play
Straight edge of the blade
I have never seen
A love that was greater
Between two men
Who couldn't be straighter
You don't know
He betrayed you
But I know he did
All your experience with the opposite sex
Only led to physical regrets 'cause
You fall in love
With your friends
But you keep it hid
Straight edge of the blade
How long will you wait?
Come out and play
Straight edge of the blade
Come out and play
Come out
But you're not a bad dude
Although you'd make bedroom eyes
At a test tube
Late bloomers arrive
When they want to
Then they go on
She's an accomplice
To your strangeness
So your father was emotionally restrained
But at that time
Who really wasn't
With a kiss
Straight edge of the blade
How long will you wait?
Come out and play
Straight edge of the blade
There is a six pack of red bulls on the horizon
It's like a portrait of
Your aggression
But you'll always have
Sex with a stranger
To send you clues
It's a real shame that you don't drive
Since you don't drink, you should be driving me around
As you know
I'm an angel
Behind the wheel
Straight edge of the blade
How long will I wait?
Come out and play
Straight edge of the blade
I have never seen
A love that was greater
Between two men
Who couldn't be straighter
You don't know
He betrayed you
But I know he did
All your experience with the opposite sex
Only led to physical regrets 'cause
You fall in love
With your friends
But you keep it hid
Straight edge of the blade
How long will you wait?
Come out and play
Straight edge of the blade
Come out and play
Come out
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This part is wrong, here are the corrections:<br /> <br /> So your father was emotionally restrained<br /> But at that time<br /> Whose really wasn't<br /> with the kids<br /> <br /> and I think the first line is, "that was A wisecrack". <br /> <br /> But the real reason I was on here:<br /> <br /> Why does she shift from 1st to 2nd to 1st person to 2nd person. <br /> <br /> And what's the general meaning of this song?