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.
The walls are closing in again, oh well
The walls are closing in again, oh well
I seen some thing I thought I never saw
Covered in hair
Paul's dad is warped and bubbling, oh well
Paul's dad is warped and bubbling, oh well
And my mind is out here on another wave
Covered in hair
She won't grow
[Chorus]
You've got a monster (distress) in your parasol (body out??)
You've got a monster (dwarfs, doors?) in your parasol (of course)
You've got a monster (displeasure) in your parasol (I told you??)
You've got a monster ? in your parasol (x-nay?)
Paul's sister is an alien, oh well
Paul's sister is an alien, oh well
I seen some things I thought I never saw
Covered in hair
She won't grow
You've got a monster (distress, my pest?) in your parasol
You've got a monster (dwarfs) in your parasol (war horse)
You've got a monster (displeasure) in your parasol ?
You've got a hole in you I never saw ?
In your parasol, in your parasol
The walls are closing in again, oh well
I seen some thing I thought I never saw
Covered in hair
Paul's dad is warped and bubbling, oh well
Paul's dad is warped and bubbling, oh well
And my mind is out here on another wave
Covered in hair
She won't grow
[Chorus]
You've got a monster (distress) in your parasol (body out??)
You've got a monster (dwarfs, doors?) in your parasol (of course)
You've got a monster (displeasure) in your parasol (I told you??)
You've got a monster ? in your parasol (x-nay?)
Paul's sister is an alien, oh well
Paul's sister is an alien, oh well
I seen some things I thought I never saw
Covered in hair
She won't grow
You've got a monster (distress, my pest?) in your parasol
You've got a monster (dwarfs) in your parasol (war horse)
You've got a monster (displeasure) in your parasol ?
You've got a hole in you I never saw ?
In your parasol, in your parasol
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<br /> Exactly, I was there and remember this words. Security gorillas were treating bad the people in front of the stage, Josh stopped playing, the band followed, and them e asked them to treat people right. Memorable concert, became a fan.
It's about Paul's sister's vagina. The young boy has never seen anything like it and now the hairy mental image is stuck in his mind. She's not like us, she's "an alien." "She won't grow" (a dick). "You've got a hole in you I never saw"... vajay "Monster in your parasol"- see it now?
its about sex on LSD
"This is a song about screwin while you're on LSD.", "[This is] a little German disco song about LSD."
Is this song about hairy genitals or what?
ac/dc - joke haha
Can you imagine seeing some of those things on LSD though? Seeing some guy's dad bubbling and looking warped. And thinking his sister's an alien. And seeing a monster in a parasol. And thinking your mind is hairy.
Is it just me or does the video for this song remind anyone else of "Kids in the Hall?"
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Its about being on drugs and having a trip. As simple as that.
no. i saw them two days ago, and Josh said it was about LSD and AC/DC, not sex