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.
If I thought you could find a way, I'd tell you to go get lost
But why ask you to pay attention when your brain can't stand the cost?
Look at you
And the state you're in, next to you
Even a brick is thin
You oughta scratch from the human race
You are a waste of a name
A waste of time and a waste of space
You've only one claim to fame
I don't like you
If a thought came into your head, it would die of loneliness
You rate absolute zero, no more and not even less
Look at you
Oh, what a state, next to you
Short planks are underweight
You oughta scratch from the human race
You are a waste of a name
A waste of time and a waste of space
You've only one claim to fame
I don't like you
Annoyed, annoyed, no I'm not paranoid
'Cause that would mean I have to care and I couldn't be annoyed
You don't entertain ideas, you just simply bore them
You couldn't find your feet if you were looking for them
Looking at you
It's hard for me, next to you
Is nowhere to be
You oughta scratch from the human race
You are a waste of a name
A waste of time and a waste of space
You've only one claim to fame
I don't like you
I don't like you
I don't like you
I don't like you
No way!
No way!
But why ask you to pay attention when your brain can't stand the cost?
Look at you
And the state you're in, next to you
Even a brick is thin
You oughta scratch from the human race
You are a waste of a name
A waste of time and a waste of space
You've only one claim to fame
I don't like you
If a thought came into your head, it would die of loneliness
You rate absolute zero, no more and not even less
Look at you
Oh, what a state, next to you
Short planks are underweight
You oughta scratch from the human race
You are a waste of a name
A waste of time and a waste of space
You've only one claim to fame
I don't like you
Annoyed, annoyed, no I'm not paranoid
'Cause that would mean I have to care and I couldn't be annoyed
You don't entertain ideas, you just simply bore them
You couldn't find your feet if you were looking for them
Looking at you
It's hard for me, next to you
Is nowhere to be
You oughta scratch from the human race
You are a waste of a name
A waste of time and a waste of space
You've only one claim to fame
I don't like you
I don't like you
I don't like you
I don't like you
No way!
No way!
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
I Don't Like You Lyrics as written by Gordon Archer Ogilvie Jake Burns
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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