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.
I don't want your sugar and spice, sugar and spice
I don't want your sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Sometimes I say really dumb things 'cause it's hard to talk and at the same
Time think
At the same time, I feel like I should have that down, I should have
Figured out the conversation by now
There's a lot of time wasted hating the way I act, social skills I'm not
Sure I have
The list of what's wrong runs way too long and I had no idea 'til you came
Along
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Got me, they got me, they got me hooked so good
High fructose Hollywood
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I'm not stressing, obsessing over who I'm not impressing
I know perfection's infectious or is it more like infection
It gets under your skin because you know I'm ignoring you
Wouldn't you rather be broken than boring too?
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
They got me, they got me, they got me hooked so good
High fructose Hollywood
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Over and over
Track on repeat
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Whoa oh oh
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Over and over
Track on repeat
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Over and over (over and over)
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me)
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me)
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong)
I don't want your sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Sometimes I say really dumb things 'cause it's hard to talk and at the same
Time think
At the same time, I feel like I should have that down, I should have
Figured out the conversation by now
There's a lot of time wasted hating the way I act, social skills I'm not
Sure I have
The list of what's wrong runs way too long and I had no idea 'til you came
Along
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Got me, they got me, they got me hooked so good
High fructose Hollywood
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I'm not stressing, obsessing over who I'm not impressing
I know perfection's infectious or is it more like infection
It gets under your skin because you know I'm ignoring you
Wouldn't you rather be broken than boring too?
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
They got me, they got me, they got me hooked so good
High fructose Hollywood
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Over and over
Track on repeat
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Whoa oh oh
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
I don't want you sugar and spice, sugar and spice
Sugar and spice and everything nice I poured down the drain of my life last
Night
Whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
Over and over
Track on repeat
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me
Over and over (over and over)
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me)
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong with me)
Over and over
Track on repeat (track on repeat)
There's something wrong with me
There's something wrong with me (there's something wrong)
Lyrics submitted by massivetidalwave
Sugar & Spice Lyrics as written by Amy V Ariel Jump Adam Michael Kronshagen
Lyrics © MUSIC SERVICES, INC.
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