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.
You've got to feel the same
To make our love remain
I'm lookin' for a sweeter love
It's clear to me
The only thing we need
Is to mix our lov into a recipe
Two scoops of sugar, baby
Sugar and spice, everything nice
Squash is defied, make up your mind
To find what the chef's been cookin'
Gimme that sugar baby, how sugar
Make it so sweet, make it unique
Change your physique, you know that you need to see
A sweeter kind of love's what we need
Chorus:
A sweeter love, a love that is sweeter
The sweeter the better for me
A sweeter love, a love that is sweet enough
To satisfy
My desire
To make our love supreme
For love to take us higher it seems
It's got to be a sweeter type of thing
I'll tell you boy exactly what I need-I need
Chorus
Rap
Two scoops of sugar? What is the meaning?
What is the theory behind it that puts a girl and a boy in effect?
Creatin' a sweet love they can't forget
Turn up the oven and pump up the juice
Like a fire, sparks fly loose-like a criminal steals the diamnds he gives to her
But she'd rather have sugar!
Bridge:
As muxh as you like
If you try it you'll find
That your love can be sweeter
Whoever you are - its the recipe for a sweeter love
To make our love remain
I'm lookin' for a sweeter love
It's clear to me
The only thing we need
Is to mix our lov into a recipe
Two scoops of sugar, baby
Sugar and spice, everything nice
Squash is defied, make up your mind
To find what the chef's been cookin'
Gimme that sugar baby, how sugar
Make it so sweet, make it unique
Change your physique, you know that you need to see
A sweeter kind of love's what we need
Chorus:
A sweeter love, a love that is sweeter
The sweeter the better for me
A sweeter love, a love that is sweet enough
To satisfy
My desire
To make our love supreme
For love to take us higher it seems
It's got to be a sweeter type of thing
I'll tell you boy exactly what I need-I need
Chorus
Rap
Two scoops of sugar? What is the meaning?
What is the theory behind it that puts a girl and a boy in effect?
Creatin' a sweet love they can't forget
Turn up the oven and pump up the juice
Like a fire, sparks fly loose-like a criminal steals the diamnds he gives to her
But she'd rather have sugar!
Bridge:
As muxh as you like
If you try it you'll find
That your love can be sweeter
Whoever you are - its the recipe for a sweeter love
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