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.
Ah yeah, check this out
The Quiksta is here, yo, Spin, let me state this
With the hype and the style that I made this
Groove so hot that you would think that I bake this
This is a steak I'ma tiger-try and take this
I come off strong with the strength of a dozer
You have no game with your girl 'cause I chose her
I grabbed her hand, I took her backstage with me
We tore it off my friend, now she's yours again
I'm like the Big Bad Wolf on the microphone
So if your girl's Little Red you better take her home
And hide her, before I try to ease on up
Then push up on her butt
'Cause a brother like the Quik is chillin' with a feelin'
For a fly female because I'm able and willin'
To tell her the things that make her hot like a cup of tea
After the show, she'll be lookin' for me to tear it off
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (come on, come on)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (word)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (yo, yo Spin, what up?)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Gettin' paid so dope
You would swear up and down that I sold it
Girls on the tip so I hold it
A masterpiece and a piece I'ma get
From the get go I'm gonna go to the mic sweat
And heaven knows, anythin' goes
With those that dispose no bougie in our hoes
For the AMG and while your playin' me
I'ma flex the hip hop sex and then I'll be
Nice and smooth and mellow, a hell of a fellow
Ample dope, that's an example
You can't get with this, I'ma hit with this
Do that dance I'ma ring while you swing to this
And you thought I was only a pimp
How you figure though?
I'll make it good to your girl,' cause a niggaro
Is givin' you something when I'm hard and not soft
Yeah, tear it off
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (ah, yeah)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (yo, baby, DJ Quik and Spin)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (and we in here, you know it)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (we got Trace on the board)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (yo, Trace, drop that shit)
I wouldn't stop for a million bucks
Money, Quik cuts, The Source with a house to 'ford
And I'll bet the set will be in E-F-F-E-C-T
I'll be arranged to change so I can clock Gs
On stage, the world the girls the date, but I ain't fazed
I play the role and I get praise
Freak and the funk and yo, watch a brother hustle right
On the road with rhythm and chorus, mic
'Cause what I'm sayin, "There ain't no brother like me"
To step into the AM 'cause the AM be the G
And girlies on the tip, but they really on the D
And Quik is on the mix, but if he ain't he on a freak
Take it off, baby, 'cause today you're gettin done
You never let me see you swim, but let me see you come
So I can make it good to you
You know I wanna do you (word)
Tear it off
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
The Quiksta is here, yo, Spin, let me state this
With the hype and the style that I made this
Groove so hot that you would think that I bake this
This is a steak I'ma tiger-try and take this
I come off strong with the strength of a dozer
You have no game with your girl 'cause I chose her
I grabbed her hand, I took her backstage with me
We tore it off my friend, now she's yours again
I'm like the Big Bad Wolf on the microphone
So if your girl's Little Red you better take her home
And hide her, before I try to ease on up
Then push up on her butt
'Cause a brother like the Quik is chillin' with a feelin'
For a fly female because I'm able and willin'
To tell her the things that make her hot like a cup of tea
After the show, she'll be lookin' for me to tear it off
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (come on, come on)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (word)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (yo, yo Spin, what up?)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Gettin' paid so dope
You would swear up and down that I sold it
Girls on the tip so I hold it
A masterpiece and a piece I'ma get
From the get go I'm gonna go to the mic sweat
And heaven knows, anythin' goes
With those that dispose no bougie in our hoes
For the AMG and while your playin' me
I'ma flex the hip hop sex and then I'll be
Nice and smooth and mellow, a hell of a fellow
Ample dope, that's an example
You can't get with this, I'ma hit with this
Do that dance I'ma ring while you swing to this
And you thought I was only a pimp
How you figure though?
I'll make it good to your girl,' cause a niggaro
Is givin' you something when I'm hard and not soft
Yeah, tear it off
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (ah, yeah)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (yo, baby, DJ Quik and Spin)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (and we in here, you know it)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (we got Trace on the board)
Tear it off, tear it off, come on (yo, Trace, drop that shit)
I wouldn't stop for a million bucks
Money, Quik cuts, The Source with a house to 'ford
And I'll bet the set will be in E-F-F-E-C-T
I'll be arranged to change so I can clock Gs
On stage, the world the girls the date, but I ain't fazed
I play the role and I get praise
Freak and the funk and yo, watch a brother hustle right
On the road with rhythm and chorus, mic
'Cause what I'm sayin, "There ain't no brother like me"
To step into the AM 'cause the AM be the G
And girlies on the tip, but they really on the D
And Quik is on the mix, but if he ain't he on a freak
Take it off, baby, 'cause today you're gettin done
You never let me see you swim, but let me see you come
So I can make it good to you
You know I wanna do you (word)
Tear it off
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
Tear it off, tear it off, come on
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Tear It Off Lyrics as written by David Marvin Blake Jason A. Lewis
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