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.
Fellas, I'm ready to get up and do my thing (yeah, go ahead)
I wanna get into it, man, you know (go ahead)
Like a, like a sex machine, man (yeah, go ahead)
Movin', doin' it, you know
Can I count it off? (Go ahead)
One, two, three, four
Get up (get on up)
Get up (get on up)
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Wait a minute
Shake your arm, then use your form
Stay on the scene like a sex machine
You got to have the feeling, soon as you're born
Get it together, right on, right on
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
You said, you said you got the
You said the feeling you got to get
You give me fever and a cold sweat
The way I like it is the way it is
I got mine, don't worry 'bout his
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Bobby, should I take 'em to the bridge?
(Go ahead)
Take 'em on to the bridge
(Take 'em to the bridge)
Can I take 'em to the bridge?
(Yeah)
Take 'em to the bridge?
(Go ahead)
Hit me now
Come on
Stay on the scene, like a sex machine
The way I like it, is the way it is
I got mine, dig it, he's got his
Stay on the scene, like a lovin' machine
Stay on the scene, like a lovin' machine
Stay on the scene
I wanna count it off one more time now
(Go ahead)
You wanna hear it like it did on the top fellas?
(Yeah)
Hear it like it did on the top?
(Yeah)
Hit it now
Get on up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get on up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
like a lovin' machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Taste (get on up)
Bein' (get on up)
Taste (get on up)
Bein' (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene, like a sex machine
You got to have the feelin' (get on up)
Soon as you're born (get on up)
Get it together, right on, right on
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Get up (get on up)
Get up (get on up)
And then, shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Can we hit it like we did one more time, from the top
Can we hit like that one more time
(One more time)
One more time
Let's hit it and quit (go ahead)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Hit it
I wanna get into it, man, you know (go ahead)
Like a, like a sex machine, man (yeah, go ahead)
Movin', doin' it, you know
Can I count it off? (Go ahead)
One, two, three, four
Get up (get on up)
Get up (get on up)
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Wait a minute
Shake your arm, then use your form
Stay on the scene like a sex machine
You got to have the feeling, soon as you're born
Get it together, right on, right on
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
You said, you said you got the
You said the feeling you got to get
You give me fever and a cold sweat
The way I like it is the way it is
I got mine, don't worry 'bout his
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
Like a sex machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Bobby, should I take 'em to the bridge?
(Go ahead)
Take 'em on to the bridge
(Take 'em to the bridge)
Can I take 'em to the bridge?
(Yeah)
Take 'em to the bridge?
(Go ahead)
Hit me now
Come on
Stay on the scene, like a sex machine
The way I like it, is the way it is
I got mine, dig it, he's got his
Stay on the scene, like a lovin' machine
Stay on the scene, like a lovin' machine
Stay on the scene
I wanna count it off one more time now
(Go ahead)
You wanna hear it like it did on the top fellas?
(Yeah)
Hear it like it did on the top?
(Yeah)
Hit it now
Get on up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get on up, get on up
Stay on the scene (get on up)
like a lovin' machine (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Taste (get on up)
Bein' (get on up)
Taste (get on up)
Bein' (get on up)
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Stay on the scene, like a sex machine
You got to have the feelin' (get on up)
Soon as you're born (get on up)
Get it together, right on, right on
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Right on, right on (right on, right on)
Get up (get on up)
Get up (get on up)
And then, shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Shake your money maker
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Get up, get on up
Can we hit it like we did one more time, from the top
Can we hit like that one more time
(One more time)
One more time
Let's hit it and quit (go ahead)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Can we hit it and quit? (Yeah)
Hit it
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Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine Lyrics as written by Bobby Byrd Ronald R. Lenhoff
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