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.
Suck the shine out
Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Throw the mind out
Now my heads all fuzzy and my bodies all numb
And my wheels all busted and my minds all dumb
And I can't think straight with your proflin in my face
Theres suspicion in the air and oppression at the gate
Bow to the women the directors of the state
Cow chow to the wisdom of suppression of your fate
Now fit all your possessions even though they all fake
Ya blind now, hope you find out.
Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Throw the mind out
Your Babylons burnin', your Babylons burnin' empires on fire
And your Sodom is in front us
The power needs opponents and the struggle needs to learn it
The truth crystallizes and the future undetermined
The media is a joke with a mind full of hope
Makes it easier to cope so that you don't fill the rope as it sneak around your throat
Till they throw you from the oak
Hold on , time out, time out, time out, Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Suck the shine out
Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Hey baby just lay back and relax Im in control, close your eyes, this wont hurt a bit
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
(Suck the shine out)
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
Throw the mind out!
Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Throw the mind out
Now my heads all fuzzy and my bodies all numb
And my wheels all busted and my minds all dumb
And I can't think straight with your proflin in my face
Theres suspicion in the air and oppression at the gate
Bow to the women the directors of the state
Cow chow to the wisdom of suppression of your fate
Now fit all your possessions even though they all fake
Ya blind now, hope you find out.
Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Throw the mind out
Your Babylons burnin', your Babylons burnin' empires on fire
And your Sodom is in front us
The power needs opponents and the struggle needs to learn it
The truth crystallizes and the future undetermined
The media is a joke with a mind full of hope
Makes it easier to cope so that you don't fill the rope as it sneak around your throat
Till they throw you from the oak
Hold on , time out, time out, time out, Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Suck the shine out
Suck the shine out
Throw the mind out
Hey baby just lay back and relax Im in control, close your eyes, this wont hurt a bit
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
(Suck the shine out)
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
No shackle, No sugar, All sabotage All sabotage
Throw the mind out!
Lyrics submitted by sano86323
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