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.
Hey there with the sheet pulled up over your head
How long do you think you can play dead?
Underneath the skin I am pinching and fingering
Every nerve, every thought, do you want to cut me out?
Do you think you can cut me out?
Who you trying to kid?
Let me tell you a little about myself
I live deeper than any blade can get at
So steady your hand if you think you can cut me out
I've been keeping me a list of every wicked thing you did
Scrawled across the walls of my cell
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
Do you think you can let me go?
Do you think you can cut me out?
Who you trying to kid?
Let me tell you a little about myself
I live deeper than any blade can get at
So steady your hand if you think you can cut me out
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
Hey there with the sheet pulled up over your head
How long do you think you can play dead?
How long do you think you can play dead?
Underneath the skin I am pinching and fingering
Every nerve, every thought, do you want to cut me out?
Do you think you can cut me out?
Who you trying to kid?
Let me tell you a little about myself
I live deeper than any blade can get at
So steady your hand if you think you can cut me out
I've been keeping me a list of every wicked thing you did
Scrawled across the walls of my cell
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
Do you think you can let me go?
Do you think you can cut me out?
Who you trying to kid?
Let me tell you a little about myself
I live deeper than any blade can get at
So steady your hand if you think you can cut me out
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
A little meat, a little skin
A little cage to keep me in
Hey there with the sheet pulled up over your head
How long do you think you can play dead?
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Cut Me Out Lyrics as written by Todd Lewis Darrel Herbert
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