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.
You better put that down
You better put that down
All I need is a bottle
And I don't need no friends, no
Wallow in my pain
I swallow as I pretend
To act like I'm happy
When I drink till no end, no
I'm losing all my friends
I'm losing in the end
And she says
Behave little boy
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
It's your turn to learn to fight
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
Yeah!
When I'm sober life bores me
So I get drunk again, yeah
I'm losing all my friends
I'm losing in the end
She says
Behave little boy
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
It's your turn to learn to fight
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
Yeah!
You better sit back down
You better put that down
Put the bottle down
I am on a binge
Behave little boy
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
It's our turn to learn to fight
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
Yeah!
I am on a binge
I wish things would change
Wish they'd rearrange
I'm on a binge
I wish things would change
Wish they'd rearrange
I am on a binge
I'm on a binge
Yeah, yeah!
You better put that down
All I need is a bottle
And I don't need no friends, no
Wallow in my pain
I swallow as I pretend
To act like I'm happy
When I drink till no end, no
I'm losing all my friends
I'm losing in the end
And she says
Behave little boy
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
It's your turn to learn to fight
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
Yeah!
When I'm sober life bores me
So I get drunk again, yeah
I'm losing all my friends
I'm losing in the end
She says
Behave little boy
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
It's your turn to learn to fight
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
Yeah!
You better sit back down
You better put that down
Put the bottle down
I am on a binge
Behave little boy
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
It's our turn to learn to fight
You better sit back down
'Til you hold your ground
Yeah!
I am on a binge
I wish things would change
Wish they'd rearrange
I'm on a binge
I wish things would change
Wish they'd rearrange
I am on a binge
I'm on a binge
Yeah, yeah!
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Binge Lyrics as written by Jerry Horton Tobin Esperance
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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WHEN I TAKE A SHIT I'M LOSING ALL MY WASTE WHEN I TAKE A SHIT I'M LOSING ALL MY WASTE AGAIN
I KEEP EATING BUT IT KEEPS RUNNING AWAY YOU BETTER NOT SIT DOWN
THIS IS MY LAST RESORT