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.
(Verse 1)
Picked her up
I said "What's good"
She said "Boy, you misunderstood"
She's always in a bad mood but, tonight she wanna take the wood
(Vroom)
Turn on the car
Drive me somewhere where we could see all the stars
I always turn the lights on but, she wanna fuck in the dark
Agendas, always on the mental
Always gotta plan for what happens in advance
She not a player she just crush a lot
She call me daddy 'cause she miss her pops
I'm a drug song credit card
She wanna love but that's typical
And she just fucks she don't make love
'Cause shawty's only worried 'bout her paystubs
Hook:
I try to be the one that she really wants
But then I think is this what she really wants
When you treat someone like you supposed to
And they end up blaming you to hate you, uh-huh
Is that a human trait
Or is it just a game
Verse 2:
Plottwist
I'm back once again
The girl from the first verse wanna be friends
It's funny how things turn around, yeah
And everything's full circle now
I got a thing for girls who can rock my world
And the way I spit make 'em say some shit like
"I miss you and you miss me too"
You know that's a lie girl bye
Bridge:
Got a thing for them girls who can read me
Summer days are the days when you see me
Remember when we used to ride to that Yeezy
Oh that reminds me, you still got my cd
Prehook:
Men lie, women lie, nobody the same
People got a thing for playing so many games
I loved you the most when you loved me the least
And now that I'm gone you can see what I mean singing
Hook:
She tries to be the one that I really want
But then I think is this what I really want
When you treat someone like you supposed to
And they end up blaming you to hate you, uh-huh
Is that a human trait
I think it's just a game
Outro:
Dada-dada da
Dada-dada-dada-dada da
Dada-dada da
Dada-dada-dada-dada da
Dada mm dada mm da mm da dada-dada eh
Picked her up
I said "What's good"
She said "Boy, you misunderstood"
She's always in a bad mood but, tonight she wanna take the wood
(Vroom)
Turn on the car
Drive me somewhere where we could see all the stars
I always turn the lights on but, she wanna fuck in the dark
Agendas, always on the mental
Always gotta plan for what happens in advance
She not a player she just crush a lot
She call me daddy 'cause she miss her pops
I'm a drug song credit card
She wanna love but that's typical
And she just fucks she don't make love
'Cause shawty's only worried 'bout her paystubs
Hook:
I try to be the one that she really wants
But then I think is this what she really wants
When you treat someone like you supposed to
And they end up blaming you to hate you, uh-huh
Is that a human trait
Or is it just a game
Verse 2:
Plottwist
I'm back once again
The girl from the first verse wanna be friends
It's funny how things turn around, yeah
And everything's full circle now
I got a thing for girls who can rock my world
And the way I spit make 'em say some shit like
"I miss you and you miss me too"
You know that's a lie girl bye
Bridge:
Got a thing for them girls who can read me
Summer days are the days when you see me
Remember when we used to ride to that Yeezy
Oh that reminds me, you still got my cd
Prehook:
Men lie, women lie, nobody the same
People got a thing for playing so many games
I loved you the most when you loved me the least
And now that I'm gone you can see what I mean singing
Hook:
She tries to be the one that I really want
But then I think is this what I really want
When you treat someone like you supposed to
And they end up blaming you to hate you, uh-huh
Is that a human trait
I think it's just a game
Outro:
Dada-dada da
Dada-dada-dada-dada da
Dada-dada da
Dada-dada-dada-dada da
Dada mm dada mm da mm da dada-dada eh
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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