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.
Pushing all the buttons
Trying to come to something
Flying with his feet on the ground
Full of dreams and visions
In a world of indecision
He ain't around to be pushed around
Been a long time coming on - take a look at him now
And the days of if are gone - `cause he`s showing us how
Knowledge fuels the mind of the few
In a way that no - one`s found
Brave new answers screaming the truth
And the techno wins the crown
[Chorus:]
Micro-kid with mega-thoughts
He is real, he is here, he is fashionable
Micro-kid speaks digitalk
If you hear what he says it`s acceptable
Generating square waves
While computing new games
Finally gets the chips off his back
A smile is on his face
Erasing every trace
Of doubt that plagues the rest of the pack
And his brain stores memories - no alternatives could come in
He`s the living remedy - times are better than they were then
Knowledge fuels the mind of the few
In a way that no-one`s found
Brave new answers screaming the truth
And the techno wins the crown
[Chorus:]
Trying to come to something
Flying with his feet on the ground
Full of dreams and visions
In a world of indecision
He ain't around to be pushed around
Been a long time coming on - take a look at him now
And the days of if are gone - `cause he`s showing us how
Knowledge fuels the mind of the few
In a way that no - one`s found
Brave new answers screaming the truth
And the techno wins the crown
[Chorus:]
Micro-kid with mega-thoughts
He is real, he is here, he is fashionable
Micro-kid speaks digitalk
If you hear what he says it`s acceptable
Generating square waves
While computing new games
Finally gets the chips off his back
A smile is on his face
Erasing every trace
Of doubt that plagues the rest of the pack
And his brain stores memories - no alternatives could come in
He`s the living remedy - times are better than they were then
Knowledge fuels the mind of the few
In a way that no-one`s found
Brave new answers screaming the truth
And the techno wins the crown
[Chorus:]
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Micro-Kid Lyrics as written by Philip Gabriel Gould Waliou Jacques Badarou
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