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.
Well, it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about it
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Whoa whoa, now welcome to this Earth, bro
Whoa whoa, we're tryin' to find an answer
Whoa whoa, we got a surface module and a belly-dancer
On a sidewalk surf
A boy is tryin' to show a girl what he's worth
Whoops! Both arms in plaster
But he's still gonna, go right up and ask her
Why is it monadic? Is it biological?
Why is it frenetic? Is it also physiological?
It's an epidemic, there's nothing logically
Logical, logical, logical
It's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Now why do babies cry?
I asked the crow today but all he did was fly
And he took the cynic way
The laws of chaos, left us all in disarray
Now take the bumblebee, a lousy rotten bum
Not a shred of money just a lazy buzzin' hum
He takes all our honey and it's the Garden of Eden that's got to pay, that's who
Well, he'll crawl back to base
Can't make no head or tail of this place
But home we're returnin' back to base-ase
Can we be notified when love comes of age?
Does a cell divide in the, in the initial phase?
It's all codified in the DNA stage
Well, it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
It's a shockin' world, that could be what's so great about
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Whoa whoa, now welcome to this Earth, bro
Whoa whoa, we're tryin' to find an answer
Whoa whoa, we got a surface module and a belly-dancer
On a sidewalk surf
A boy is tryin' to show a girl what he's worth
Whoops! Both arms in plaster
But he's still gonna, go right up and ask her
Why is it monadic? Is it biological?
Why is it frenetic? Is it also physiological?
It's an epidemic, there's nothing logically
Logical, logical, logical
It's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
Now why do babies cry?
I asked the crow today but all he did was fly
And he took the cynic way
The laws of chaos, left us all in disarray
Now take the bumblebee, a lousy rotten bum
Not a shred of money just a lazy buzzin' hum
He takes all our honey and it's the Garden of Eden that's got to pay, that's who
Well, he'll crawl back to base
Can't make no head or tail of this place
But home we're returnin' back to base-ase
Can we be notified when love comes of age?
Does a cell divide in the, in the initial phase?
It's all codified in the DNA stage
Well, it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about
It's a shockin' world, that could be what's so great about
It's a rockin' world, there ain't nothing fake about it
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Well, it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about it, It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it, It's a rockin' world, there aint nothing fake about it,
Whoh whoh, well welcome to this world bro, Whoh whoh, we're tryin to find an answer, Whoh whoh, we got a surface module and a belly dancer,
On the sidewalk surf, A boy is trying to show a girl what he is worth, Both arms in plaster, But he's still gonna, go right up and ask her,
Why is it barbaric, is it biological? Why is it phonetic, is it astrophysiological? It's an epidemic, there's nothing logically, Logical, logical, logical,
Well, it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about it, It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it, It's a rockin' world, there aint nothing fake about it..
Now, why do babies cry? I asked the crow today, but all he did was fly, And he took the scenic way, The laws of chaos, Left us all in disarray, Now take the bumblebee, a lousy rotten bum, Not a shred of money, just a lazy buzzing hum, He takes all our honey, And now the Garden of Eden has got to pay, that's who,
Well we're back to base, Can't make no error in tale of this place, But home we're returning back to base.. base,
Can only notify when, love comes to age, Does the cell divide in the initial phase, It's all codified in the DNA stage,
Well, it's a rockin' world, make no mistake about it, It's a shockin' world, could be what's so great about it, It's a rockin' world, there aint nothing fake about it..