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.
The girls so bad, you'd be like how
Finer than my ex, and the girl I've got now
5 foot frame, shorty keeps it tight
And if you wit your girl, best be lookin' for a fight
Cause a brotha's gonna stop and stare
Repercussions man you wont care
And one look is never enough
She be walkin' and be talkin' with so much love
Man I'm tellin' you
If you think she's bad then look at her crew
Tell me whats a brother to do
Sophisticated and she's gangsta too
That chick with the braids (chick with the braids)
In a Escalade (escalade)
Oh honey lookin' warm with the chocolate skin
But I heard she was trifflin' (she be lookin' warm)
Girls got the braids, sportin' DK shades (DK shades)
Honey lookin' warm with the caramel skin
But I heard they were trifflin'
Her man's locked down
So brother's got room
Said he ain't comin' home no time soon
I checked her hand, didn't see no ring
I asked about her, and I heard some things
I cant let her get away
Honey's around my way, never nothin' good to say
Hate all the attention all the fellas pay
Chick with the braids (chick with the braids)
In a escalade (escalade)
Oh hunnie lookin' warm with the chocolate skin
But I heard she was trifflin'
A girls got the braids (girls got the braids)
Sportin' DK shades (DK shades)
Honey lookin' warm with the caramel skin
But I heard they were trifflin'
She's the banginest chick I've ever known
(bangin', yes bangin', yes)
How could some one so beautiful
Be so trifflin'
It must be rumors, must be lies
(blowin' my mind)
All the girls cant stand her but they cant say why
Finer than my ex, and the girl I've got now
5 foot frame, shorty keeps it tight
And if you wit your girl, best be lookin' for a fight
Cause a brotha's gonna stop and stare
Repercussions man you wont care
And one look is never enough
She be walkin' and be talkin' with so much love
Man I'm tellin' you
If you think she's bad then look at her crew
Tell me whats a brother to do
Sophisticated and she's gangsta too
That chick with the braids (chick with the braids)
In a Escalade (escalade)
Oh honey lookin' warm with the chocolate skin
But I heard she was trifflin' (she be lookin' warm)
Girls got the braids, sportin' DK shades (DK shades)
Honey lookin' warm with the caramel skin
But I heard they were trifflin'
Her man's locked down
So brother's got room
Said he ain't comin' home no time soon
I checked her hand, didn't see no ring
I asked about her, and I heard some things
I cant let her get away
Honey's around my way, never nothin' good to say
Hate all the attention all the fellas pay
Chick with the braids (chick with the braids)
In a escalade (escalade)
Oh hunnie lookin' warm with the chocolate skin
But I heard she was trifflin'
A girls got the braids (girls got the braids)
Sportin' DK shades (DK shades)
Honey lookin' warm with the caramel skin
But I heard they were trifflin'
She's the banginest chick I've ever known
(bangin', yes bangin', yes)
How could some one so beautiful
Be so trifflin'
It must be rumors, must be lies
(blowin' my mind)
All the girls cant stand her but they cant say why
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Chick Wit da Braids Lyrics as written by Gerald Isaac
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