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.
Head rush
Come on, we take the stage
And what's up, it's on
This is a blow up
So just listen up
Just take your mouth off interrupt
We came to throw down
It's a showdown
And you know why, we never lie
Get the lowdown son
We're mashin' and bashin'
The stage we're crashin'
If you're on the roof
I know you're dancin'
I bet we get the people jumpin' overseas
And I know why you're bustin' mp3's
The shit shit shocker
The hiphop rocker
Wiser than Baraka
Stronger than Chewbacca
KISS never did this nor Ozzy Ozbourne
Shakin' that ass and shakin' your firstborn
Back to the future and past to the front
We appear like adrenaline it's just that blunt
Two score and five we came alive
A minor blow up has started
A song for the newly sane and
The broken hearted
Head rush
Come on, we take the stage
And what's up, it's on
From midnight til daylight
You best believe that we're sick tight
You're cryin' bout your life
I think it's absurd
What could be so bad
You come from the suburbs
Just like me
But I could never despair
Most people in this world
Ain't got shit to spare
Suckas look up to thugs
They like the attitude
But fuck that
I'm talkin' gratitude
They harder they act
Just to hide their insecurity
I'm talking honestly
We are assuredly
Dope, I smoke it
But not everyday
'cause anything all the time's
A drag I say
Three eleven you want to get next to them
My name's Nick H, E, X, you, M
Two score and five we came alive
A minor blow up has started
A song for the newly sane and
The broken hearted
We keep an eye for each other then again
Our known associates endure
We make a sick tight connection when we
See our true people on tour
Head rush
Keep it going now
You know we get it right
We keep it flowing now
We're sick tight
We keep an eye for each other then again
Our known associates endure
We make a sick tight connection when we
See our true people on tour
Head rush
Keep it going now
You know we get it right
We keep it flowing now
We're sick tight
Come on, we take the stage
And what's up, it's on
This is a blow up
So just listen up
Just take your mouth off interrupt
We came to throw down
It's a showdown
And you know why, we never lie
Get the lowdown son
We're mashin' and bashin'
The stage we're crashin'
If you're on the roof
I know you're dancin'
I bet we get the people jumpin' overseas
And I know why you're bustin' mp3's
The shit shit shocker
The hiphop rocker
Wiser than Baraka
Stronger than Chewbacca
KISS never did this nor Ozzy Ozbourne
Shakin' that ass and shakin' your firstborn
Back to the future and past to the front
We appear like adrenaline it's just that blunt
Two score and five we came alive
A minor blow up has started
A song for the newly sane and
The broken hearted
Head rush
Come on, we take the stage
And what's up, it's on
From midnight til daylight
You best believe that we're sick tight
You're cryin' bout your life
I think it's absurd
What could be so bad
You come from the suburbs
Just like me
But I could never despair
Most people in this world
Ain't got shit to spare
Suckas look up to thugs
They like the attitude
But fuck that
I'm talkin' gratitude
They harder they act
Just to hide their insecurity
I'm talking honestly
We are assuredly
Dope, I smoke it
But not everyday
'cause anything all the time's
A drag I say
Three eleven you want to get next to them
My name's Nick H, E, X, you, M
Two score and five we came alive
A minor blow up has started
A song for the newly sane and
The broken hearted
We keep an eye for each other then again
Our known associates endure
We make a sick tight connection when we
See our true people on tour
Head rush
Keep it going now
You know we get it right
We keep it flowing now
We're sick tight
We keep an eye for each other then again
Our known associates endure
We make a sick tight connection when we
See our true people on tour
Head rush
Keep it going now
You know we get it right
We keep it flowing now
We're sick tight
Lyrics submitted by pen1234567
Sick Tight Lyrics as written by Nicholas Hexum Douglas Martinez
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Standing On The Edge Of Summer
Thursday
Thursday
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
Yeah. I never really gave 311 the chance they deserved until I saw them perform. They played to the crowd, asked us what we wanted to head, and just had fun. I think it was the most life changing concert I've ever attended. From then on I've loved the guys and this song, which is a tribute to that feeling- not just theirs, but everyone who loves them.