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.
Yeah, bout to get my head right on this one
'04-'04-'04, yeah, '04-'04-'04, uh-huh uh-huh
Yeah
Yeah
C'mon
Hav' come through, slump low with the seat back
With somethin' in the stash to push a elephant bean back
Shit, my shit is touchin, hungry hurry up need that
Tryin' to live right, only a juk for the relapse (yeah)
Perhaps I'll fold, maybe I won't
Go back to it like an old bitch I boned
Nigga Havoc he a problem 'specially when he zoned
Let a nigga get foul like the wool he smoked, so
Smell me people, these clowns ain't equal to I
Bitches feel me cause they love my vibe
Know what a chick want, know what a chick need
Recognize the difference from a male, and chicken feed
I'm blessed that's why my neck is glistening
You in a slump cause you not listening
We hold our own and earn our keep
And never ever get more than the one eye sleep
(We up) Word man
(We up) I be havin' nightmares son
(We up)
(And I love it, and I love it)
(We up) I don't even wanna go to sleep no more
(We up) I be havin' the illest dreams son
(We up) Tell you about this shit son
(We up) Yo (Everybody wake up)
I'm havin' dreams of squeezin' a gun that don't work
And some nigga with a tec come and wet my shirt
I catch bullets in my stomach, and them shits burn
I wake up sweatin, holdin' my stomach cause it hurt
Yo the shit seem too real, I'm dyin' of thirst
I gotta drink mad water just to calm me down thirst
'Fore I get back to sleep, and get some rest
Then I can't get back to sleep, I'm too stressed
I got the shotty real close, right under my bed
I know that work, cause I been practicin
With my gauge at the range, nigga I'm nice wit it
Nigga motherfuck them dreams, I'm real life wit it
You'll be coughin' up yo' spleen, guts an' all kinda shit
You invade my space, I'm beatin' the case
Nigga come fuckin' with me, yeah that's my kind of shit
Please, or all of my guns'll be a waste
(We up) Yeah, I feel you my nigga
(We up) No doubt
(We up) That's why I'm glad we up man
(And I love it, and I love it)
(We up) We got niggaz to do that shit for us y'know?
(We up) Word up man
(We up) That's right my nigga we up
(We up) (Everybody wake up)
'04-'04-'04, yeah, '04-'04-'04, uh-huh uh-huh
Yeah
Yeah
C'mon
Hav' come through, slump low with the seat back
With somethin' in the stash to push a elephant bean back
Shit, my shit is touchin, hungry hurry up need that
Tryin' to live right, only a juk for the relapse (yeah)
Perhaps I'll fold, maybe I won't
Go back to it like an old bitch I boned
Nigga Havoc he a problem 'specially when he zoned
Let a nigga get foul like the wool he smoked, so
Smell me people, these clowns ain't equal to I
Bitches feel me cause they love my vibe
Know what a chick want, know what a chick need
Recognize the difference from a male, and chicken feed
I'm blessed that's why my neck is glistening
You in a slump cause you not listening
We hold our own and earn our keep
And never ever get more than the one eye sleep
(We up) Word man
(We up) I be havin' nightmares son
(We up)
(And I love it, and I love it)
(We up) I don't even wanna go to sleep no more
(We up) I be havin' the illest dreams son
(We up) Tell you about this shit son
(We up) Yo (Everybody wake up)
I'm havin' dreams of squeezin' a gun that don't work
And some nigga with a tec come and wet my shirt
I catch bullets in my stomach, and them shits burn
I wake up sweatin, holdin' my stomach cause it hurt
Yo the shit seem too real, I'm dyin' of thirst
I gotta drink mad water just to calm me down thirst
'Fore I get back to sleep, and get some rest
Then I can't get back to sleep, I'm too stressed
I got the shotty real close, right under my bed
I know that work, cause I been practicin
With my gauge at the range, nigga I'm nice wit it
Nigga motherfuck them dreams, I'm real life wit it
You'll be coughin' up yo' spleen, guts an' all kinda shit
You invade my space, I'm beatin' the case
Nigga come fuckin' with me, yeah that's my kind of shit
Please, or all of my guns'll be a waste
(We up) Yeah, I feel you my nigga
(We up) No doubt
(We up) That's why I'm glad we up man
(And I love it, and I love it)
(We up) We got niggaz to do that shit for us y'know?
(We up) Word up man
(We up) That's right my nigga we up
(We up) (Everybody wake up)
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We Up Lyrics as written by Kejuan Waliek Muchita Albert Johnson
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