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's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Uh, uh
She was the type to watch Oprah and The Today Show
Be on the treadmill, uh, like OK, go
Had a body, a body that you can't pay for
That means she has some D's on her, but they wasn't fake though
Had a drive for a drive for Rodeo
She spent pesos on those labels
Spin class at the gym, striptease on the pole
She was so obsessed with her body and clothes
To every party she goes, trying hard to be chose
They say it's hard for a pimp, but extra hard for these
Reading Us and People mag', tryna get the scoop
Chasing an actor for a Bentley coupe
She recruit a ball player from the Clippers, then came the pumps off
Thinking she number one, when she just a jump off
Doing all she can for a man and a baby
Driving herself crazy like the astronaut lady
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Uh, he had paper since we was in, we was in high school
Pop was a doc, mom taught at my school
Lock with the rocks, in his ears he kept jewels
One of the Diddy types, D-D-Dame Dash dudes
Pushed a Maserati sport, reading the Robb Report
Wanted to be Mike, but he was never live in sports
Since golf was in, he was on the driving course
To live the rap life is what he was striving for
Spending cash at the bar to get credit
Drinking Chandon just because B.I.G. said
They say Ye is, but dude was big-headed
Rock a fur in the summer so somebody'll pet it
He had a fetish for shoes that's athletic
Pathetic on his MySpace page, half naked
It's a shame what they do for fame and to be respected
Joe, you coulda got it if you never woulda stressed it
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Uh, yeah
They was one of them couples, people said they were the it
Unbreakable, like Bobby and Whit'
Or Ryan and Reese, or Kimora and Russ
Relationships can be dead but look live to us
I guess we all been through it where we try too much
Losing yourself and you're lying and stuff
Wishing for the diamond cuffs, in search of a ring
Where love is not a mystery, it's everything, sing
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild (yeah)
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down (sing)
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Uh, uh
She was the type to watch Oprah and The Today Show
Be on the treadmill, uh, like OK, go
Had a body, a body that you can't pay for
That means she has some D's on her, but they wasn't fake though
Had a drive for a drive for Rodeo
She spent pesos on those labels
Spin class at the gym, striptease on the pole
She was so obsessed with her body and clothes
To every party she goes, trying hard to be chose
They say it's hard for a pimp, but extra hard for these
Reading Us and People mag', tryna get the scoop
Chasing an actor for a Bentley coupe
She recruit a ball player from the Clippers, then came the pumps off
Thinking she number one, when she just a jump off
Doing all she can for a man and a baby
Driving herself crazy like the astronaut lady
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Uh, he had paper since we was in, we was in high school
Pop was a doc, mom taught at my school
Lock with the rocks, in his ears he kept jewels
One of the Diddy types, D-D-Dame Dash dudes
Pushed a Maserati sport, reading the Robb Report
Wanted to be Mike, but he was never live in sports
Since golf was in, he was on the driving course
To live the rap life is what he was striving for
Spending cash at the bar to get credit
Drinking Chandon just because B.I.G. said
They say Ye is, but dude was big-headed
Rock a fur in the summer so somebody'll pet it
He had a fetish for shoes that's athletic
Pathetic on his MySpace page, half naked
It's a shame what they do for fame and to be respected
Joe, you coulda got it if you never woulda stressed it
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Uh, yeah
They was one of them couples, people said they were the it
Unbreakable, like Bobby and Whit'
Or Ryan and Reese, or Kimora and Russ
Relationships can be dead but look live to us
I guess we all been through it where we try too much
Losing yourself and you're lying and stuff
Wishing for the diamond cuffs, in search of a ring
Where love is not a mystery, it's everything, sing
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild (yeah)
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down (sing)
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
It's this thing now, that's driving me wild
I gotta see what's up, before it gets me down
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me down
Gets me
Love's not a mystery, it's everything
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Drivin' Me Wild Lyrics as written by Charles Stepney Lonnie Rashid Lynn
Lyrics © MUSIC SALES CORPORATION, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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