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.
Here we go!
Pack your bags we gotta leave this town for good
Don't complain, I've never done these things before
Flashing lights in the rearview, hit the gas
If one things for sure- I will be going fast!
Smoke it out
Step on the gas
Smoke it out
Another 127 more miles to go
And I'll be back in the city that I once called home
I will run forever, days and nights will pass
They'll never find me
Things were going well, I even left a note
We kept in touch until about a half hour ago
That's about the time my world turned upside down
One things for sure, I'll never be found!
Smoke me out now
This is an order!
Smoke me out
Step on the gas!
They're catching up to me
Don't let em get me
I don't wanna spend my life in jail
Don't let em get me
I'm going out with a bang!
I'll never know why being bad has to be so fun
Everybody's out to get me
Pedal to the metal to avoid the consequence
No one ever said I couldn't run from my problems!
We can leave this city
Lets escape our demons
They'll never catch me alive!
Pack your bags we gotta leave this town for good
Don't complain, I've never done these things before
Flashing lights in the rearview, hit the gas
If one things for sure- I will be going fast!
Smoke it out
Step on the gas
Smoke it out
Another 127 more miles to go
And I'll be back in the city that I once called home
I will run forever, days and nights will pass
They'll never find me
Things were going well, I even left a note
We kept in touch until about a half hour ago
That's about the time my world turned upside down
One things for sure, I'll never be found!
Smoke me out now
This is an order!
Smoke me out
Step on the gas!
They're catching up to me
Don't let em get me
I don't wanna spend my life in jail
Don't let em get me
I'm going out with a bang!
I'll never know why being bad has to be so fun
Everybody's out to get me
Pedal to the metal to avoid the consequence
No one ever said I couldn't run from my problems!
We can leave this city
Lets escape our demons
They'll never catch me alive!
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Smokeout Lyrics as written by Christopher Joseph Fronzak Christopher Jay Linck
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