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.
DJ Glaze-
Well leave it up to me to come tight with mine
DJ Glaze one time with the bomb ass rhyme
slidin round the beach with the west coast sound
and if I see you on my team then I just might clown
325 with the chrome Anterra
caddy blue paint make them skirts want to stare at me
as I dips around the way
and ya know its all good like them OGs say
now I'm freestylin to a brand new track
and its bumpin like the back of a 83 Lac
but don't get me in no twist
because I never thought we'd ever see a day like this
T-Dubb's in a Fleetwood and ya can't fade it
M's in a six-fo and its gold plated
from here on out its smooth sailin
so let me bounce like zap and keep bellin
(Chorus) x2
Listen to the sound when we pass it around
as we buzz around the world with the west coast sound
you can just clown or be down wit it
but I'm a keep bouncin around wit it
M&M-
Now I'm comin in leanin, crawlin and creepin
dippin in the ride and I'm hoppin when I'm leavin
layin low, blowin smoke out my nose
got some gin in my lap and now I'm ready to roll
so I'm a make all you fools recognize me
'cause I get more skirts between the sheets than the Isleys
and gettin loaded is how we kick it
if ya down come hang wit the sly slick and wicked
slappin bones wit the homeys
tossin up 40s, rollin in a fo with a skirt bumpin oldies
get my hustle on whenever ends one mo
dice in my pocket what they hittin fo
hittin ventures on the one time can get caught up
since that three strike rule got brought up
head to the bud spot and pick up an ounce
and dip back to the hood, fool and I'm out
(Chorus) x2
Listen to the sound when we pass it around
as we buzz around the world with the west coast sound
you can just clown or be down wit it
but I'm a keep bouncin around wit it
T-Dubb-
Here I come bouncin, slidin, glidin
headed to the front Long Beach eastside
hop front and back let me scoop up M
'cause he's sittin in the park and he's all bombed in
I'm feelin kinda fine so you know what's right
layin back bumpin Tonight's The Night
so may I continue as the story unfolds
I love to see them skirts do the tootsie roll
with a hell of a body, no shame in the game
so hurry up and pass T-Dubb the Mary Jane
as I'm leanin out the window of a droptop fo
sippin Christian Brothers Lina pour me some mo
dippin, flossin, creepin and crawlin
feelin like a real OG 'cause we ballin
hit the switch now scrapes the ground
and that's how I clown when I'm puttin it down
(Chorus) x4
Listen to the sound when we pass it around
as we buzz around the world with the west coast sound
you can just clown or be down wit it
but I'm a keep bouncin around wit it
Well leave it up to me to come tight with mine
DJ Glaze one time with the bomb ass rhyme
slidin round the beach with the west coast sound
and if I see you on my team then I just might clown
325 with the chrome Anterra
caddy blue paint make them skirts want to stare at me
as I dips around the way
and ya know its all good like them OGs say
now I'm freestylin to a brand new track
and its bumpin like the back of a 83 Lac
but don't get me in no twist
because I never thought we'd ever see a day like this
T-Dubb's in a Fleetwood and ya can't fade it
M's in a six-fo and its gold plated
from here on out its smooth sailin
so let me bounce like zap and keep bellin
(Chorus) x2
Listen to the sound when we pass it around
as we buzz around the world with the west coast sound
you can just clown or be down wit it
but I'm a keep bouncin around wit it
M&M-
Now I'm comin in leanin, crawlin and creepin
dippin in the ride and I'm hoppin when I'm leavin
layin low, blowin smoke out my nose
got some gin in my lap and now I'm ready to roll
so I'm a make all you fools recognize me
'cause I get more skirts between the sheets than the Isleys
and gettin loaded is how we kick it
if ya down come hang wit the sly slick and wicked
slappin bones wit the homeys
tossin up 40s, rollin in a fo with a skirt bumpin oldies
get my hustle on whenever ends one mo
dice in my pocket what they hittin fo
hittin ventures on the one time can get caught up
since that three strike rule got brought up
head to the bud spot and pick up an ounce
and dip back to the hood, fool and I'm out
(Chorus) x2
Listen to the sound when we pass it around
as we buzz around the world with the west coast sound
you can just clown or be down wit it
but I'm a keep bouncin around wit it
T-Dubb-
Here I come bouncin, slidin, glidin
headed to the front Long Beach eastside
hop front and back let me scoop up M
'cause he's sittin in the park and he's all bombed in
I'm feelin kinda fine so you know what's right
layin back bumpin Tonight's The Night
so may I continue as the story unfolds
I love to see them skirts do the tootsie roll
with a hell of a body, no shame in the game
so hurry up and pass T-Dubb the Mary Jane
as I'm leanin out the window of a droptop fo
sippin Christian Brothers Lina pour me some mo
dippin, flossin, creepin and crawlin
feelin like a real OG 'cause we ballin
hit the switch now scrapes the ground
and that's how I clown when I'm puttin it down
(Chorus) x4
Listen to the sound when we pass it around
as we buzz around the world with the west coast sound
you can just clown or be down wit it
but I'm a keep bouncin around wit it
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