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.
Oi
Haha, haha, aha, ha, aha, haha
Yea
Stupid
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
I got the big beat (aha ha ha)
I hear the sound (yeah)
I got the big beat, (Dizzee Rascal)
I get on down (rolling deep)
I've heard the gossip from the street to the slammer
They're trying to see if Dizzee stays true to his grammar
Being a celebrity don't mean shit to me
Fuck the glitz and glamor
Hit 'em with the Blitz and Hammer (woo)
Because they're talking 'bout rushing
Talk behind my back but to my face they say nothing
Stand up in the dance, keep a firm steady stance
Keep the beanies touching, keep the beanies hot flashing (woo)
Flushing MC's down the loo
If you don't believe me bring your posse, bring your crew
Feel free to hate 'cause I ain't tryna be your mate
Be serious, you wouldn't last an hour in my shoe (woo)
It's an Air Force One (woo)
Trainers by the truck load, trainers by the ton
Don't be dazed when I catch you by your J's
Chump, best to act like Forest Gump, best to run (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
I got the big beat
I hear the sound
I got the big beat (oi) (woo)
I get on down (sweet as a nut mate, sweet as a nut)
I stay sweet as a nut, sweet like Tropicana
When the hammer hits, your head splits like banana
You're not ready for this boy
You better send your best soldiers, this is Captain Roscoe (woo)
More destructive and troublesome than ever
I'll probably be doing this, probably forever
Fellas wanna stop me they'll probably come together
Its probable they'll stop me, probably never (woo)
Yo top boy, topman, or top a topper
Come to me with an attitude, come a cropper
I'm old school like Happy Shopper
I fight old school, bring your bat and your chopper (woo)
And a First Aid kit and some antiseptic, this could get hectic (woo)
I'm a Don accept it, you gotta bright future
Don't let my gun affect it
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
(Woo)
(Calm down)
Fix up
(Woo)
Haha, haha, aha, ha, aha, haha
Yea
Stupid
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
I got the big beat (aha ha ha)
I hear the sound (yeah)
I got the big beat, (Dizzee Rascal)
I get on down (rolling deep)
I've heard the gossip from the street to the slammer
They're trying to see if Dizzee stays true to his grammar
Being a celebrity don't mean shit to me
Fuck the glitz and glamor
Hit 'em with the Blitz and Hammer (woo)
Because they're talking 'bout rushing
Talk behind my back but to my face they say nothing
Stand up in the dance, keep a firm steady stance
Keep the beanies touching, keep the beanies hot flashing (woo)
Flushing MC's down the loo
If you don't believe me bring your posse, bring your crew
Feel free to hate 'cause I ain't tryna be your mate
Be serious, you wouldn't last an hour in my shoe (woo)
It's an Air Force One (woo)
Trainers by the truck load, trainers by the ton
Don't be dazed when I catch you by your J's
Chump, best to act like Forest Gump, best to run (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
I got the big beat
I hear the sound
I got the big beat (oi) (woo)
I get on down (sweet as a nut mate, sweet as a nut)
I stay sweet as a nut, sweet like Tropicana
When the hammer hits, your head splits like banana
You're not ready for this boy
You better send your best soldiers, this is Captain Roscoe (woo)
More destructive and troublesome than ever
I'll probably be doing this, probably forever
Fellas wanna stop me they'll probably come together
Its probable they'll stop me, probably never (woo)
Yo top boy, topman, or top a topper
Come to me with an attitude, come a cropper
I'm old school like Happy Shopper
I fight old school, bring your bat and your chopper (woo)
And a First Aid kit and some antiseptic, this could get hectic (woo)
I'm a Don accept it, you gotta bright future
Don't let my gun affect it
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
Fix up look sharp
Don't make me get the blitz out get dark (woo)
Hear the bang, see the spark
Duck down, lay down (just calm down) (woo)
(Woo)
(Calm down)
Fix up
(Woo)
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Fix Up, Look Sharp Lyrics as written by Nick Denton Dylan Kwabena Mills
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