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.
What are we to ever do, my mind is lead and you're a wall
The lions den of I'm akin, to sleeping late and eating wrong
Well If I ever got it straight, I think id bend at every pause
The action leaking out my face, from breathing paint to missing calls
Well I'm the sugar-coated tooth, and I have come to ruin your mood
While staring at the frozen foot, I realized I'm stupid too
Well Farming isn't fun at all, and I will build a thousand malls
And eat the food courts flesh, from every single city
Before you ask what you think you want to know
Take a look at my face and how far you think I'll go
Because I've had it up to here for the 37th time this year
And I've kept it bottled down
But not this time, not here
'Cause I'm fucking on one
Shave it out, you need a break from hair
Coming out bald, I'm the eagle in the air
With the big ass braids and the folding chair
Just shave it out, you need a break from hair
I feel the marrow in my bones
Heart is beating Heavy breathing
Can't stop it when I'm in my zone
Blood is colder It's taking over
I feel the marrow in my bones
Heart is beating Heavy breathing
Can't stop it when I'm in my zone
Blood is colder It's taking over
Set it up, cover the plans, record everyone, make demands
Positional strategy, split was disastrous, flanking the siege
You've seen me arrive
Shed my disguise I thought you wanted to, I thought you wanted to
Keep it alive
Fight to survive I thought you wanted to I thought you wanted to
You've seen me arrive
Shed my disguise I thought you wanted to, I thought you wanted to
Keep it alive
Fight to survive I thought you wanted to I thought you wanted to
The lions den of I'm akin, to sleeping late and eating wrong
Well If I ever got it straight, I think id bend at every pause
The action leaking out my face, from breathing paint to missing calls
Well I'm the sugar-coated tooth, and I have come to ruin your mood
While staring at the frozen foot, I realized I'm stupid too
Well Farming isn't fun at all, and I will build a thousand malls
And eat the food courts flesh, from every single city
Before you ask what you think you want to know
Take a look at my face and how far you think I'll go
Because I've had it up to here for the 37th time this year
And I've kept it bottled down
But not this time, not here
'Cause I'm fucking on one
Shave it out, you need a break from hair
Coming out bald, I'm the eagle in the air
With the big ass braids and the folding chair
Just shave it out, you need a break from hair
I feel the marrow in my bones
Heart is beating Heavy breathing
Can't stop it when I'm in my zone
Blood is colder It's taking over
I feel the marrow in my bones
Heart is beating Heavy breathing
Can't stop it when I'm in my zone
Blood is colder It's taking over
Set it up, cover the plans, record everyone, make demands
Positional strategy, split was disastrous, flanking the siege
You've seen me arrive
Shed my disguise I thought you wanted to, I thought you wanted to
Keep it alive
Fight to survive I thought you wanted to I thought you wanted to
You've seen me arrive
Shed my disguise I thought you wanted to, I thought you wanted to
Keep it alive
Fight to survive I thought you wanted to I thought you wanted to
Lyrics submitted by Pokadoodle95
Jesus H. Macy Lyrics as written by David James Culpin Corey Brian John Bishop
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I think this song is about telling someone how you feel because your tiered of just being quiet. "Because I've had it up to here for the 37th time this year And I've kept it bottled down But not this time, not here" "Just shave it out, you need a break from hair" to me its sounds like hes saying you need a change of scenery. Maybe hes on drugs? And thats why he finally wants to say something. "'Cause I'm fucking on one"
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