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.
All in my tights (all in my tights)
(tights, tights)
All in my tights (all in my tights)
Put on these tights right here baby
Extra snug so we see that you’re buff
Put on these tights right here baby
Don’t have any shame
We want to see everything
That you can do all in your tights
Now I’m
Fightin’ crime
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
It’s like I’m naked running through the street
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
If you want to you can wear ‘em for the rest of your life
At some point you have to wash ‘em so they don’t smell too ripe
Something wrong, I don’t know why
I’m not that strong, and I can’t fly
But if I flex, like I am built
My nipples aim, and shoot out milk
I’m on my own, confused and scared
I’m heading home, to my secret lair
To my surprise, a bald guy is recruiting me
Gave me a costume from the X-Men University
All in my tights
Red tights, black tights, blue tights
White tights, green tights
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
Bat tights, Flash tights, Super tights
Spider tights, Wonder tights
(all in my tights)
Put on these tights right here baby
Super heroes all have to wear this
Put on these tights right here baby
No I don’t know why, it’s just the way that it is
You have to do things in your tights
I need a title, to fit the game plan
No “Super,” “Ultra,” “Nifty,” nothin’, I’m the Milk Man
And I’m dressed like a cow, it’s damn demeaning
But that ain’t as bad as, my bill for dry cleaning
My feet are tender, so I wear Crocs
Want to impress, I stuff with socks
My secret lair, is in my Mom’s garage
I’m painting decals on her 1987 dodge
All in my tights
Orange tights, yellow tights, purple tights
Brown tights, sheer tights
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
Cat tights, Green tights, Iron tights
Coon tights, Kick-Ass tights
(all in my tights)
Put on these tights right here baby
Extra tight so you show off your buldge
Put on these tights right here baby
No on second thought, why don’t you just wear a cloak
Don’t want to see you in your tights
Oh myyyyyy, oh nooo, I didn’t need to see that...
Oh God! Noooo, just... just... just go away please
(tights, tights)
All in my tights (all in my tights)
Put on these tights right here baby
Extra snug so we see that you’re buff
Put on these tights right here baby
Don’t have any shame
We want to see everything
That you can do all in your tights
Now I’m
Fightin’ crime
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
It’s like I’m naked running through the street
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
If you want to you can wear ‘em for the rest of your life
At some point you have to wash ‘em so they don’t smell too ripe
Something wrong, I don’t know why
I’m not that strong, and I can’t fly
But if I flex, like I am built
My nipples aim, and shoot out milk
I’m on my own, confused and scared
I’m heading home, to my secret lair
To my surprise, a bald guy is recruiting me
Gave me a costume from the X-Men University
All in my tights
Red tights, black tights, blue tights
White tights, green tights
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
Bat tights, Flash tights, Super tights
Spider tights, Wonder tights
(all in my tights)
Put on these tights right here baby
Super heroes all have to wear this
Put on these tights right here baby
No I don’t know why, it’s just the way that it is
You have to do things in your tights
I need a title, to fit the game plan
No “Super,” “Ultra,” “Nifty,” nothin’, I’m the Milk Man
And I’m dressed like a cow, it’s damn demeaning
But that ain’t as bad as, my bill for dry cleaning
My feet are tender, so I wear Crocs
Want to impress, I stuff with socks
My secret lair, is in my Mom’s garage
I’m painting decals on her 1987 dodge
All in my tights
Orange tights, yellow tights, purple tights
Brown tights, sheer tights
(all in my tights, all in my tights)
Cat tights, Green tights, Iron tights
Coon tights, Kick-Ass tights
(all in my tights)
Put on these tights right here baby
Extra tight so you show off your buldge
Put on these tights right here baby
No on second thought, why don’t you just wear a cloak
Don’t want to see you in your tights
Oh myyyyyy, oh nooo, I didn’t need to see that...
Oh God! Noooo, just... just... just go away please
Lyrics submitted by JohnnyLurg
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