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.
Saw the cover, the finest girl that you've ever seen
Just had to buy me, had to try me
Ooh, you're in love with the hottest girl in the magazine
You do whatever to have me all to yourself
I know you can't stop lookin' so don't try to deny it
Baby, I can see in your eyes (oh, oh)
You'd do anything if I let you inside of me
What would you do if I came to life? Let me tell ya
This body of mine, this body of mine
Boy, I'm trying to warn you 'bout
This body of mine, this body of mine
And you'll go crazy when you see me, see me
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Now we're at your home (home), lead the way to your room
What you're lookin' for is right on page fifty-two (huh?)
You see what you like, reading about what I like (yeah, uh-huh)
When I'm all alone in the zone with a man
Now would you be ready if I stepped off these pages
And told you that that man was you (oh, oh)
Or would you turn out to have some great conversation
But didn't know what to do, once you got a look at?
This body of mine, this body of mine (ooh, boy)
Boy, I'm trying to warn you 'bout
This body of mine, this body of mine
And you'll go crazy when you see me, see me
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh) (yeah)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh) (yeah, movin' all around)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh) (this body)
Now I was walking through the airport, stopped at the gift shop
Saw this girl on the cover of Maxim (who me?), Made a, jaw drop
Man, she was F-I-N-E, head to toe
Six-page spread, baddest thang I ever seen befo' (I know that's right)
Stuck in the store dreaming, can't even get to the register
Girl behind the counter talking, but I'm like, "To hell with her"
'Cause I swear I just heard this girl talking through the pages
Telling me what she like (I like it, I like it)
And how she like it in different places (I like it, I like it)
What she eat to keep her body tight (uh), definition of Mr. Right
I fit that description to the T, to the T
All the sh- that she don't like, live for a late night
It sounds like she's talking right to me, especially when she said
I know you can't stop lookin', so don't try to deny me (so don't try to deny me)
Baby, I can see in your eyes (see in your eyes, see in your eyes) (oh, oh)
You'd do anything if I let you inside me
What would you do if I came to life? Let me tell ya
This body of mine, this body of mine
Boy, I'm tryna warn you 'bout
This body of mine, this body of mine
And you'll go crazy when you see me, see me
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Just had to buy me, had to try me
Ooh, you're in love with the hottest girl in the magazine
You do whatever to have me all to yourself
I know you can't stop lookin' so don't try to deny it
Baby, I can see in your eyes (oh, oh)
You'd do anything if I let you inside of me
What would you do if I came to life? Let me tell ya
This body of mine, this body of mine
Boy, I'm trying to warn you 'bout
This body of mine, this body of mine
And you'll go crazy when you see me, see me
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Now we're at your home (home), lead the way to your room
What you're lookin' for is right on page fifty-two (huh?)
You see what you like, reading about what I like (yeah, uh-huh)
When I'm all alone in the zone with a man
Now would you be ready if I stepped off these pages
And told you that that man was you (oh, oh)
Or would you turn out to have some great conversation
But didn't know what to do, once you got a look at?
This body of mine, this body of mine (ooh, boy)
Boy, I'm trying to warn you 'bout
This body of mine, this body of mine
And you'll go crazy when you see me, see me
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh) (yeah)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh) (yeah, movin' all around)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh) (this body)
Now I was walking through the airport, stopped at the gift shop
Saw this girl on the cover of Maxim (who me?), Made a, jaw drop
Man, she was F-I-N-E, head to toe
Six-page spread, baddest thang I ever seen befo' (I know that's right)
Stuck in the store dreaming, can't even get to the register
Girl behind the counter talking, but I'm like, "To hell with her"
'Cause I swear I just heard this girl talking through the pages
Telling me what she like (I like it, I like it)
And how she like it in different places (I like it, I like it)
What she eat to keep her body tight (uh), definition of Mr. Right
I fit that description to the T, to the T
All the sh- that she don't like, live for a late night
It sounds like she's talking right to me, especially when she said
I know you can't stop lookin', so don't try to deny me (so don't try to deny me)
Baby, I can see in your eyes (see in your eyes, see in your eyes) (oh, oh)
You'd do anything if I let you inside me
What would you do if I came to life? Let me tell ya
This body of mine, this body of mine
Boy, I'm tryna warn you 'bout
This body of mine, this body of mine
And you'll go crazy when you see me, see me
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
Start shakin' and movin' all around (ooh, ooh, ooh)
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