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 must be the way that I spit shit
That make you say damn this nigga ridiculous
The way I hit 'em and move nigga I can't lose
Inconspicuous incognito niggas ain't ready
For whoever who has the flow nigga know I spit deadly
Fear me to the day I'm dead on the street with holes in me
The ghettos got love for me 'cause I'mma lay for 'em
If I have to gradually down or after
The only fib be love and disaster
Tears before laughter but who gonna cry?
My style be so touchin' nigga wipe yo eye!
Get used to obvious lies and dead wise guys
And any bitch niggas feel they fuckin' wit my's
C'mon let's get it on, to the break in the dawn,
Before long if you wrong you be dead and gone
And now I'm the bomb to clarify my name in vain
What you thought motherfuckers I was playin' baby I hit 'em all
Load 'em all be tonight I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For as long as I'm a alive I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
I want my piece of the pie I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Expect my's to the day of my demise baby I'mma hit 'em all
Thinkin' its a game I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Show 'em I ain't playin' I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For operatin' like planes I'm a hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em
Baby I kill 'em all whatcha want to do with this
Nigga nothin' so shut the fuck up
And learn somethin' see my team can get a whole town gamin'
Give it up we even take the small change
Nigga yeah uh you think my way of life fucked up right?
Till you live it and the cash gets to eatin' at yo spirit
Fear it you be a broke nigga, you near it,
You be the next nigga,never have to go back and been it
Cold stares thought you need a killa 'round here
Y'all niggas really have some pitiful ideas
I keep tryin' to get this world to see
Hustle hard my mind on that money
My motto to be stack it if you got it for when you get it
Don't talk about it just be about it that it
Went all odds against niggas gettin' rich figure
To earn a dollar makes sense Baby I hit 'em all
Load 'em all be tonight I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For as long as I'm a alive I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
I want my piece of the pie I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Expect my's to the day of my demise baby I'mma hit 'em all
Thinkin' its a game I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Show 'em I ain't playin' I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For operatin' like planes I'm a hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em
Baby I come in style comin' fresh out of Queens (Brooklyn)
I recognize how my killa cliques gettin' down
Everyday is while takin' yours into process niggas is stress
Leavin' peep holes in yo chest god bless the next that get laid to rest
Frustration and stress make me question death
I want to shoot all niggas I feel should be shot on the spot
Let 'em rot with lead in their knot
Oh shit you bitch ass niggas be lit
Smoke weed it give you the heart to proceed
Whatcha game plan you the man
Go for your guns feel no remorse
When I leave your brain ?
Now settle down get your shit tight
Should we expect move right
And everything is aight
But if you slip son that ass is gone top dog motherfuckers recognize
Baby I'm hit 'em all
Load 'em all be tonight I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For as long as I'm a alive I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
I want my piece of the pie I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Expect my's to the day of my demise baby I'mma hit 'em all
Thinkin' its a game I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Show 'em I ain't playin' I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For operatin' like planes I'm a hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em
That make you say damn this nigga ridiculous
The way I hit 'em and move nigga I can't lose
Inconspicuous incognito niggas ain't ready
For whoever who has the flow nigga know I spit deadly
Fear me to the day I'm dead on the street with holes in me
The ghettos got love for me 'cause I'mma lay for 'em
If I have to gradually down or after
The only fib be love and disaster
Tears before laughter but who gonna cry?
My style be so touchin' nigga wipe yo eye!
Get used to obvious lies and dead wise guys
And any bitch niggas feel they fuckin' wit my's
C'mon let's get it on, to the break in the dawn,
Before long if you wrong you be dead and gone
And now I'm the bomb to clarify my name in vain
What you thought motherfuckers I was playin' baby I hit 'em all
Load 'em all be tonight I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For as long as I'm a alive I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
I want my piece of the pie I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Expect my's to the day of my demise baby I'mma hit 'em all
Thinkin' its a game I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Show 'em I ain't playin' I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For operatin' like planes I'm a hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em
Baby I kill 'em all whatcha want to do with this
Nigga nothin' so shut the fuck up
And learn somethin' see my team can get a whole town gamin'
Give it up we even take the small change
Nigga yeah uh you think my way of life fucked up right?
Till you live it and the cash gets to eatin' at yo spirit
Fear it you be a broke nigga, you near it,
You be the next nigga,never have to go back and been it
Cold stares thought you need a killa 'round here
Y'all niggas really have some pitiful ideas
I keep tryin' to get this world to see
Hustle hard my mind on that money
My motto to be stack it if you got it for when you get it
Don't talk about it just be about it that it
Went all odds against niggas gettin' rich figure
To earn a dollar makes sense Baby I hit 'em all
Load 'em all be tonight I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For as long as I'm a alive I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
I want my piece of the pie I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Expect my's to the day of my demise baby I'mma hit 'em all
Thinkin' its a game I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Show 'em I ain't playin' I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For operatin' like planes I'm a hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em
Baby I come in style comin' fresh out of Queens (Brooklyn)
I recognize how my killa cliques gettin' down
Everyday is while takin' yours into process niggas is stress
Leavin' peep holes in yo chest god bless the next that get laid to rest
Frustration and stress make me question death
I want to shoot all niggas I feel should be shot on the spot
Let 'em rot with lead in their knot
Oh shit you bitch ass niggas be lit
Smoke weed it give you the heart to proceed
Whatcha game plan you the man
Go for your guns feel no remorse
When I leave your brain ?
Now settle down get your shit tight
Should we expect move right
And everything is aight
But if you slip son that ass is gone top dog motherfuckers recognize
Baby I'm hit 'em all
Load 'em all be tonight I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For as long as I'm a alive I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
I want my piece of the pie I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Expect my's to the day of my demise baby I'mma hit 'em all
Thinkin' its a game I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
Show 'em I ain't playin' I'mma hit 'em, hit 'em
For operatin' like planes I'm a hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em, hit 'em
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Kill 'Em All Lyrics as written by Irving Lorenzo Edward Hinson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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