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.
Out of control
Mmm, stick it where it hurts
Girl, I'll be peeling you off the ceiling
That's right, hee hee
Ladies and gentlemen, Neneh Cherry
Well you laughed at me right in my face
At the wrong time and in the wrong place
You turned around and said "I'm all shook up"
Said to me "I'm your sweet buttercup"
You're lying, you're lying, begging him to stay and crying
You're lying, you're lying, you're never satisfied
[Chorus:]
Heart, heart you can't break my heart
Hard, hard you think you're so hard
If you meant what you did it wouldn't been half as bad
But you did it in spite and that just isn't right
You took my man and didn't mean it
But you did it to hurt my feelings
What I should do is slap you in your face
You left me here with a pain below my waste
You lose a guy you move into the larder
You got no style, why don't you try a little harder
Chocolates, bananas, doughnuts and salami
Ain't gonna fit cause you're full of bologna
[Chorus]
Only back alley rats take other people's cats
And then strike back, that isn't where I'm at
Anyway, it's gonna get you anyway
Anyday, I'm gonna get you, get you
[Chorus]
I thought you were my friend
God, you're so digital girl
You're like one of those cabbage patch creatures
You burn the candle at both ends
You're gonna feel the heat
If everything you do comes back to you
By now you'd be dead meat
You took my man and took his body strapped him to your bed just to have his baby
Everybody knows you're a phoney
You just want his alimoney
[Chorus]
Mmm, stick it where it hurts
Girl, I'll be peeling you off the ceiling
That's right, hee hee
Ladies and gentlemen, Neneh Cherry
Well you laughed at me right in my face
At the wrong time and in the wrong place
You turned around and said "I'm all shook up"
Said to me "I'm your sweet buttercup"
You're lying, you're lying, begging him to stay and crying
You're lying, you're lying, you're never satisfied
[Chorus:]
Heart, heart you can't break my heart
Hard, hard you think you're so hard
If you meant what you did it wouldn't been half as bad
But you did it in spite and that just isn't right
You took my man and didn't mean it
But you did it to hurt my feelings
What I should do is slap you in your face
You left me here with a pain below my waste
You lose a guy you move into the larder
You got no style, why don't you try a little harder
Chocolates, bananas, doughnuts and salami
Ain't gonna fit cause you're full of bologna
[Chorus]
Only back alley rats take other people's cats
And then strike back, that isn't where I'm at
Anyway, it's gonna get you anyway
Anyday, I'm gonna get you, get you
[Chorus]
I thought you were my friend
God, you're so digital girl
You're like one of those cabbage patch creatures
You burn the candle at both ends
You're gonna feel the heat
If everything you do comes back to you
By now you'd be dead meat
You took my man and took his body strapped him to your bed just to have his baby
Everybody knows you're a phoney
You just want his alimoney
[Chorus]
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