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.
Ugh, no, wo, no, girl
You better tie them heels up tight,
Cuz imma make you work for it tonight,
You been messing with me too long (too long),
Now its time to come and get the game on, no, wo
Cuz you been playing hard to get, now I got you here, come on girl, yeah
Baby tell me what you wanna do,
I know exactly what I'm doin to you,
All you need is a t shirt and a thong, come on
And let me turn this camera on, no, woo
Cuz you been playing too hard to get, now I got you here, yea, come on girl
And I'll be like, yeaa
Girl im trying to get this pleasure thang poppin', should we be stopping?
And you be like no
Girl I know your nervous, but it ain't no time, like show time, no,
Girl it ain't no time like show time, come on girl
Baby come and lay down on your back, (down on your back),
Don't look at me like that, (like that)
Cuz you already know and what it is, (what it is)
You about to see me handle my biz, no, wo
Girl I hope your ready you ain't never had it like this, come on girl, yea
You know I ain't faking so your scared now, (scared now)
From the floor to the bed now, you believe,
Everything I said now
Fight that feeling, fight that headboard, put your hand down, oh
Girl you wasn't ready you can better feel your legs now
And when you feel that thing coming, all you gotta say is, yeah
Girl im trying to get this pleasure thang poppin, should we be stopping?
And you be like no
Girl I know your nervous, but it ain't no time, like show time, no,
No it ain't no time, like show time, come on girl
Hey, girl its all about that pleasure thang (pleasure thang)
Better put your running shoes on
Any chance of running baby I just keep going and going and going all night long
Trying to make you feel good, just like you know I would
And if you ask if I finish what I start,all I got to is yeeaa
Girl I'm trying to get this pleasure thang poppin', should we be stopping?
And you be like no
Girl I know your nervous, but it ain't no time, like show time, no,
But it ain't no time, like show time, come on girl
You better tie them heels up tight,
Cuz imma make you work for it tonight,
You been messing with me too long (too long),
Now its time to come and get the game on, no, wo
Cuz you been playing hard to get, now I got you here, come on girl, yeah
Baby tell me what you wanna do,
I know exactly what I'm doin to you,
All you need is a t shirt and a thong, come on
And let me turn this camera on, no, woo
Cuz you been playing too hard to get, now I got you here, yea, come on girl
And I'll be like, yeaa
Girl im trying to get this pleasure thang poppin', should we be stopping?
And you be like no
Girl I know your nervous, but it ain't no time, like show time, no,
Girl it ain't no time like show time, come on girl
Baby come and lay down on your back, (down on your back),
Don't look at me like that, (like that)
Cuz you already know and what it is, (what it is)
You about to see me handle my biz, no, wo
Girl I hope your ready you ain't never had it like this, come on girl, yea
You know I ain't faking so your scared now, (scared now)
From the floor to the bed now, you believe,
Everything I said now
Fight that feeling, fight that headboard, put your hand down, oh
Girl you wasn't ready you can better feel your legs now
And when you feel that thing coming, all you gotta say is, yeah
Girl im trying to get this pleasure thang poppin, should we be stopping?
And you be like no
Girl I know your nervous, but it ain't no time, like show time, no,
No it ain't no time, like show time, come on girl
Hey, girl its all about that pleasure thang (pleasure thang)
Better put your running shoes on
Any chance of running baby I just keep going and going and going all night long
Trying to make you feel good, just like you know I would
And if you ask if I finish what I start,all I got to is yeeaa
Girl I'm trying to get this pleasure thang poppin', should we be stopping?
And you be like no
Girl I know your nervous, but it ain't no time, like show time, no,
But it ain't no time, like show time, come on girl
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Sho-Time (Pleasure Thang) Lyrics as written by Faheem Rasheed Najm David Ahmad Balfour
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