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.
Get on the rodeo that is
Your life
Beat on me
Spill my insides out on
The ground
Cut on me
I will go when i say die
I will rot away
Like a rotting pinata
See my soul
It cuts a hole in the sky
Standing near
Watch the birds eat out my
Eyes
It will rot away
Like a rotting pinata
Here lies this junk of me
Here lies this wreck that
Was me
Oh God help me rot
I don't look quite the
Same
Grab my beating heart
Tear it from this broken
Cage today
I'm rotting
I'm coloring
I'm red and black
I'm twice my size
Don't cry for me
Just pull the plug
And let me fly
I will rot away
Like a rotting pinata
Your life
Beat on me
Spill my insides out on
The ground
Cut on me
I will go when i say die
I will rot away
Like a rotting pinata
See my soul
It cuts a hole in the sky
Standing near
Watch the birds eat out my
Eyes
It will rot away
Like a rotting pinata
Here lies this junk of me
Here lies this wreck that
Was me
Oh God help me rot
I don't look quite the
Same
Grab my beating heart
Tear it from this broken
Cage today
I'm rotting
I'm coloring
I'm red and black
I'm twice my size
Don't cry for me
Just pull the plug
And let me fly
I will rot away
Like a rotting pinata
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Rotting Piñata Lyrics as written by Tim Cross Mike Cross
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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