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.
It's time for some mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love, let's have a good conversation
Pardon me love but you seem like my type
What you doin' tonight? You should stop by the site
We could, roll some weed play some records and talk
I got a fly spot downtown Brooklyn, New York
Now I know you think I want to fuck, no doubt
But tonight we'll try a different route
How bout we start with a salad
A fresh bed of lettuce with croutons
Later we can play a game of chess on the futon
See I ain't got to get in your blouse
It's your eye contact,
That be getting me aroused when you show me your mind
It make me want to show you mines
Reflecting my light, when it shines, just takin' our time
Before the night's through, we could get physical too
I ain't tryin' to say I don't want to fuck, 'cause I do
But for me boo, makin' love is just as much mental
I like to know what I'm gettin' into
We could have mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love, let's have a good conversation
It's time for some mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love, let's have a good conversation
Time for some mind sex
Before we make love
Yeah
What you know about mind sex?
Before we make love, baby baby
African princess, tell me your interests
Wait, let me guess boo, you probably like poetry
Here's a little something I jotted down in case I spotted you around
So let me take this opportunity
Would you share a moment with me, over herbal tea?
Take a walk verbally, make a bond certainly
'Cause in my hand I bet your hand fit perfectly
And it's like we floatin' out in space when you flirtin' wit me
C'mon, a little foreplay don't hurt (hmmm)
Imagine my chest under this shirt, your ass under your skirt
It's like walking the hot sands and finding an oasis
Opposites attract, that's the basis
Our sex is the wind that separates the yin from the yang
The balance that means complete change
Our aim is to touch you in a delicate spot
And once we get it started I ain't trying to stop
But first we have mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love let's have a good conversation
It's time for some mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love let's have a good conversation
Mind sex
She smiles, I smile
She walks
No, she glides softly by me, changing night into day
She opens her mouth to speak
And so sounds ring in my head
She speaks,
And I want to dance to her rhythm
She moves ever so gently,
Increasing my desires
As I place my arms around her waist
Hold and squeeze unto me
I want to melt into her body
And discover the base of her warmth
Her beautiful black body that no human mind could ever conceive
She's love, she's truth
She's real,
As real as the stars that shine in the heavens
As real as the sun that bathes her body
As real as the moon that glows and the birds that sing and the rose
That blossoms in Spring, for she is that rose
And not just any rose, oh
But a black rose
Black rose that stands tall and stronger than any other plant
A black rose, that stands as Creator
Of nations of black roses
That never loses her petals
And blossoms all year round
Black rose
Sweet rose
Thornless rose
Eternal rose
Please look my way
Please look my way
Please look my way
Black rose
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love, let's have a good conversation
Pardon me love but you seem like my type
What you doin' tonight? You should stop by the site
We could, roll some weed play some records and talk
I got a fly spot downtown Brooklyn, New York
Now I know you think I want to fuck, no doubt
But tonight we'll try a different route
How bout we start with a salad
A fresh bed of lettuce with croutons
Later we can play a game of chess on the futon
See I ain't got to get in your blouse
It's your eye contact,
That be getting me aroused when you show me your mind
It make me want to show you mines
Reflecting my light, when it shines, just takin' our time
Before the night's through, we could get physical too
I ain't tryin' to say I don't want to fuck, 'cause I do
But for me boo, makin' love is just as much mental
I like to know what I'm gettin' into
We could have mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love, let's have a good conversation
It's time for some mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love, let's have a good conversation
Time for some mind sex
Before we make love
Yeah
What you know about mind sex?
Before we make love, baby baby
African princess, tell me your interests
Wait, let me guess boo, you probably like poetry
Here's a little something I jotted down in case I spotted you around
So let me take this opportunity
Would you share a moment with me, over herbal tea?
Take a walk verbally, make a bond certainly
'Cause in my hand I bet your hand fit perfectly
And it's like we floatin' out in space when you flirtin' wit me
C'mon, a little foreplay don't hurt (hmmm)
Imagine my chest under this shirt, your ass under your skirt
It's like walking the hot sands and finding an oasis
Opposites attract, that's the basis
Our sex is the wind that separates the yin from the yang
The balance that means complete change
Our aim is to touch you in a delicate spot
And once we get it started I ain't trying to stop
But first we have mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love let's have a good conversation
It's time for some mind sex
We ain't got to take our clothes off yet
We can burn the incense and just chat
Relax, I got the good vibrations
Before we make love let's have a good conversation
Mind sex
She smiles, I smile
She walks
No, she glides softly by me, changing night into day
She opens her mouth to speak
And so sounds ring in my head
She speaks,
And I want to dance to her rhythm
She moves ever so gently,
Increasing my desires
As I place my arms around her waist
Hold and squeeze unto me
I want to melt into her body
And discover the base of her warmth
Her beautiful black body that no human mind could ever conceive
She's love, she's truth
She's real,
As real as the stars that shine in the heavens
As real as the sun that bathes her body
As real as the moon that glows and the birds that sing and the rose
That blossoms in Spring, for she is that rose
And not just any rose, oh
But a black rose
Black rose that stands tall and stronger than any other plant
A black rose, that stands as Creator
Of nations of black roses
That never loses her petals
And blossoms all year round
Black rose
Sweet rose
Thornless rose
Eternal rose
Please look my way
Please look my way
Please look my way
Black rose
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