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.
They talkin' big baby
They, they talkin' big baby
They talkin' big baby
They, they talkin' big baby
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
Say you a killa, killa
Say you 'bout that skrilla, skrilla
Watch out when 'em bullets spray
You just might get fill up, fill up
Mr. Potato head
You gonna make me kill this nigga
You claimin' yo flow is sick?
Your mind is illa, illa
Catch me in that dirty, dirty
Feed up in that villa, villa
So live, this is why I'm hot
Thrilla in Manila
Come through with the triple village
Straight from the bottom to the top of the buildin'
Nigga I'm about my bread
My flow is yo ceilin', ceilin'
Nigga pop off
Or you betta get popped, my word is born
Wanna shoot the head up
Meet me in the ring, let's go it's on
Ain't afraid with you niggas got to offa'
Got killas in the min that'll off ya
Yawl niggas ain't on the same level
Pull up, pull off in the Porshe
One day in my life it'll cost ya
Look away, look back I lost ya
I ain't a killa man but I will and I swear on my son
And my unborn daughter
You move your key by the crawler
I'm the one sippin' weight couch the balla
You'll niggas is hustlin' backwards
Come see me withcha all
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
Now you pussy niggas
Fuck boys, snitches and hoes
Make way for the trill slammin'
Cadillac doors
Represent for pop trunkers
Wit the trues and the voes
Chunkin' deuces out the roof
Fuckin' up the side shows
From the pros to beginners
L 7's to the winners
The southern course steakers
Down to the chicken dinners
Got to grind all the binnas
And need to get it out
Find a tight trap
And then I said it out
Betcha bottom dollar
On the best, 'cause I'm back
I'm the true, the certified
Scientific head
Fat Joe is cook coke
Jules is crack and the flesh
Young Jeezy the snow man
But our pack is the best
So when you see the 8 and the A
Put the hatin' away
Oh, Joey is back
And we been waitin' to play
Trigga finga waitin' to spray
Leavin' you punctured
'Coz you don't wanna see
Trill niggas at any junction
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
I've tried to told 'em not to act up
But he didn't listen
Now his collar bone and rib cage
Out of position
I'm a big dude
Trapped in a lil nigga body
Nigga I don't know karate
But I'll body ya whole party
He ain't see shit
All he seen is a shottie
Next he seen Jesus
Pick up the pieces
I'm the shit, mattafact I'm the pieces
Don't make me show you what a beast is
Nigga get on your grind stupid
Slackin' on your day to day
You know what time it is and I ain't Flavor Flave
But I'm a New York nigga spittin' razor blades
Leave you hurt like you label paid
You was tough last week, but you soundin' real gay today
So get the fuck up out of trill niggas way
I'm lean like the kick stand
Rock like a wristband
Cut chu then I switch hands
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
They, they talkin' big baby
They talkin' big baby
They, they talkin' big baby
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
Say you a killa, killa
Say you 'bout that skrilla, skrilla
Watch out when 'em bullets spray
You just might get fill up, fill up
Mr. Potato head
You gonna make me kill this nigga
You claimin' yo flow is sick?
Your mind is illa, illa
Catch me in that dirty, dirty
Feed up in that villa, villa
So live, this is why I'm hot
Thrilla in Manila
Come through with the triple village
Straight from the bottom to the top of the buildin'
Nigga I'm about my bread
My flow is yo ceilin', ceilin'
Nigga pop off
Or you betta get popped, my word is born
Wanna shoot the head up
Meet me in the ring, let's go it's on
Ain't afraid with you niggas got to offa'
Got killas in the min that'll off ya
Yawl niggas ain't on the same level
Pull up, pull off in the Porshe
One day in my life it'll cost ya
Look away, look back I lost ya
I ain't a killa man but I will and I swear on my son
And my unborn daughter
You move your key by the crawler
I'm the one sippin' weight couch the balla
You'll niggas is hustlin' backwards
Come see me withcha all
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
Now you pussy niggas
Fuck boys, snitches and hoes
Make way for the trill slammin'
Cadillac doors
Represent for pop trunkers
Wit the trues and the voes
Chunkin' deuces out the roof
Fuckin' up the side shows
From the pros to beginners
L 7's to the winners
The southern course steakers
Down to the chicken dinners
Got to grind all the binnas
And need to get it out
Find a tight trap
And then I said it out
Betcha bottom dollar
On the best, 'cause I'm back
I'm the true, the certified
Scientific head
Fat Joe is cook coke
Jules is crack and the flesh
Young Jeezy the snow man
But our pack is the best
So when you see the 8 and the A
Put the hatin' away
Oh, Joey is back
And we been waitin' to play
Trigga finga waitin' to spray
Leavin' you punctured
'Coz you don't wanna see
Trill niggas at any junction
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
I've tried to told 'em not to act up
But he didn't listen
Now his collar bone and rib cage
Out of position
I'm a big dude
Trapped in a lil nigga body
Nigga I don't know karate
But I'll body ya whole party
He ain't see shit
All he seen is a shottie
Next he seen Jesus
Pick up the pieces
I'm the shit, mattafact I'm the pieces
Don't make me show you what a beast is
Nigga get on your grind stupid
Slackin' on your day to day
You know what time it is and I ain't Flavor Flave
But I'm a New York nigga spittin' razor blades
Leave you hurt like you label paid
You was tough last week, but you soundin' real gay today
So get the fuck up out of trill niggas way
I'm lean like the kick stand
Rock like a wristband
Cut chu then I switch hands
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
(They, they talkin' big baby)
They don't wanna play
They don't wanna play
They don't, they don't let go, move man
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