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.
why you always
kickin’ up the sand
always kickin up the sand
god man you’re angry
and it makes my eyes hurt
why you always kickin’
up the sand
kickin’ up the sand
you block your sister
so the sunbeams miss her
why you always
raggin on the man
always raggin’ on the man
it just makes you lookin’ like
a sad-sack actor
why you always
raggin’ on the man
raggin’ on some system
you think killed him
but you’re so so backwards
why you gotta be like that?
you’re never gonna
bring him back
big fish little fish
fixing in the dark
if i had one wish
just a wish
throw me in the water
cos i wanna
be a bottom feeder
why you always
hatin’ on the cabs
always hatin’ on the cabs
just means the cabs are
coming that less faster
why you always
hatin’ on the cabs
you shake your fist at god you
ain’t even noticing that they’re
all passin’
why you gotta bitch
about the band
bitch about the band
you know he loved’m
and they kept him laughin’
why you gotta bitch
about the band
bitch bout the band
you’nt even listening
and man they’re not askin’
why you gotta be like that?
you’re never gonna
bring him back
big fish little fish
shootin’ in the dark
if i had one wish
just a wish
throw me in the water
cos i wanna
be a bottom feeder
wanna be a bottom feeder
wanna be a bottom feeder
why you always dyin’
in the bath
always dyin’ in the bath
just makes me nervous that lizard
king kissed you
why you always dyin’
in the bath
dyin’ in the bath
it’s awful quiet
and it makes me miss you
why you gotta be like that?
you’re never gonna
bring him back
big fish little fish
dyin’ in the dark
if i had one wish
just a wish
throw me in the water
cos the cabs ain’t comin’
yeah the sun’s not shinin’
yeah the bath keeps runnin’
yeah it keeps on rainin’
but the band keeps playing
yeah the band keeps playing
yeah the band keeps playing
yeah the band keeps playing
kickin’ up the sand
always kickin up the sand
god man you’re angry
and it makes my eyes hurt
why you always kickin’
up the sand
kickin’ up the sand
you block your sister
so the sunbeams miss her
why you always
raggin on the man
always raggin’ on the man
it just makes you lookin’ like
a sad-sack actor
why you always
raggin’ on the man
raggin’ on some system
you think killed him
but you’re so so backwards
why you gotta be like that?
you’re never gonna
bring him back
big fish little fish
fixing in the dark
if i had one wish
just a wish
throw me in the water
cos i wanna
be a bottom feeder
why you always
hatin’ on the cabs
always hatin’ on the cabs
just means the cabs are
coming that less faster
why you always
hatin’ on the cabs
you shake your fist at god you
ain’t even noticing that they’re
all passin’
why you gotta bitch
about the band
bitch about the band
you know he loved’m
and they kept him laughin’
why you gotta bitch
about the band
bitch bout the band
you’nt even listening
and man they’re not askin’
why you gotta be like that?
you’re never gonna
bring him back
big fish little fish
shootin’ in the dark
if i had one wish
just a wish
throw me in the water
cos i wanna
be a bottom feeder
wanna be a bottom feeder
wanna be a bottom feeder
why you always dyin’
in the bath
always dyin’ in the bath
just makes me nervous that lizard
king kissed you
why you always dyin’
in the bath
dyin’ in the bath
it’s awful quiet
and it makes me miss you
why you gotta be like that?
you’re never gonna
bring him back
big fish little fish
dyin’ in the dark
if i had one wish
just a wish
throw me in the water
cos the cabs ain’t comin’
yeah the sun’s not shinin’
yeah the bath keeps runnin’
yeah it keeps on rainin’
but the band keeps playing
yeah the band keeps playing
yeah the band keeps playing
yeah the band keeps playing
Lyrics submitted by melismatan
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