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.
(What's happening nigga?)
Hell yeah, what's up my nigga, ain't nothing just out here grinding, my nigga you know what it is
What's up nigga what you need? (I need some weed)
Aw man, I don't even fuck with the weed no mo' (What?)
Aw hell naw, man I got this new shit, man
This shit called ecstasy, man (Ecstasy, what?)
Nigga this tha shit, man (The fuck?)
Nigga this shit will have you on the level
With ya' female and everything, nigga, look (Tsk, this nigga tripping)
I'm-a give you one of these motherfuckers, let you try this motherfucker out, man
And I bet you be calling me tomorrow talking 'bout you want some more of this shit
Man, I'm telling you, shit have you on the level
Man, you need to put the weed down fuck wit this shit
Boy, I'm telling you, boy, I'm telling you (This nigga tripping)
This shit'll have you on the level (Fuck it, gimme one of them motherfuckers there, man)
Here, take that one and call me in the morning, nigga
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
As you can see I took the pill (I took the pill), right to the house
Grabbed a shot of liquor and pop, pop, popped it in my mouth
And I'm thinking to my self that this might be a waste of my time
'Cause what if I don't even get high
Thirty minutes done came by, I didn't even seem high
Until I stood up and looked at the ceiling for some reason
Now I'm tweaking, then I tried to walk but I was slow
I guess I'm floating in ecstasy (Just like the nigga told me)
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
My name come alive, be told
And I'm poking in something, oh damn but it ain't no joke
Cut guards and red beans
And for them niggas that follow me around for my mojo
Feeling so see, 'cause I'm floating in ecstasy (Alright)
My nigga just call up the homey to hook us up on that liquid G
And if these hoes don't want to see, they gotta check the spot quickly
I'm feeling way high, but I'm also feeling way low
But damn I'm stuck in between
Fucking with broad boys and never get used
Just help, just throw in a few more
Diablos, nigga Flesh Bone so chill
I'm feeling it hump through my body, feeling hot and exotic
Feeling knocked out, feeling too sexy for my motherfuckin' self!
Gotta find my bitch and fuck her ass to death!
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
Who's my nigga that told me the level?
I started to see the devil, nigga was floating in ecstasy
Shit, I took the pill, couldn't feel nothing so I'm breaking
But about thirty more minutes later, nigga was on the couch fainted
Arms sweaty, man why in the fuck y'all let me do this?
I'm looking at my home girl like I want her, nigga this some new shit
I realized, nigga took one step and started stumbling
And I was trying to call my nigga but he couldn't hear me, so I guess I'm mumbling
Fall off into something, but I guess I'm on a mission
Telling my niggas that I love 'em now but it ain't nobody listening
Whistling, hanging out the window, need me some indo
'Till I let go, like, me silky fine-ine, ine
Flown the expo, knock, knock, knock at the door
But nigga was paranoid, so I grabbed my gun bucked it at the door
Ooh-wee, shit happens, my family got me faded
But I'm running a secret cous', 'cause a nigga can't take it
Shake it, if I can but I blend in with the killers
And I wish "E" was here to feel pillish (Pillish, pillish)
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy (Come roll with me)
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy (Come roll with me)
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy
I've been smoking weed for a very long time, why should I change?
And plus they say that ecstasy shit fucks up the brain (Brain)
Ah, why should I, just to get high, weed gets me high (Weed gets me high)
"Nigga try this here," they said "better then that there"
They say, "ya like it (ya like it)" so I tried it (I tried it)
I thought the shit'll have a nigga high and horny
I'm high, but I'm too high, I want to hurt somebody
Nigga you tripping, get a hold of that shit, and ride that high
But I'm tripping, body moves, won't nobody get hurt (Hurt)
Groaning, groaning, groaning and she ain't even in the car
Layzie won't believe we high off the LSD
Would ya slow down, we riding on the highway
Get the wheel so I can go down on ya, I sever it on my own way
She reaching feeling so zigidy zigidy zigidy
Got these bitches, fucking them bitches
Baby be peeled off, peeling on, moving slow
And Bizzy be rock hard, tongue well and mean slow
We in the club drunk, fucked up, and still rolling
They know my pockets swollen, hold up, show them we rolling
We rolling, rolling, rolling and rolling, rolling, rolling
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy and we rolling on that ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy and we rolling on that ecstasy
And we rolling on that ecstasy, and we rolling on that ecstasy
And we rolling on that ecstasy, and we rolling on that ecstasy
Fuck it, gimmie a pill nigga
Oh shit, oh shit!
Hell yeah, what's up my nigga, ain't nothing just out here grinding, my nigga you know what it is
What's up nigga what you need? (I need some weed)
Aw man, I don't even fuck with the weed no mo' (What?)
Aw hell naw, man I got this new shit, man
This shit called ecstasy, man (Ecstasy, what?)
Nigga this tha shit, man (The fuck?)
Nigga this shit will have you on the level
With ya' female and everything, nigga, look (Tsk, this nigga tripping)
I'm-a give you one of these motherfuckers, let you try this motherfucker out, man
And I bet you be calling me tomorrow talking 'bout you want some more of this shit
Man, I'm telling you, shit have you on the level
Man, you need to put the weed down fuck wit this shit
Boy, I'm telling you, boy, I'm telling you (This nigga tripping)
This shit'll have you on the level (Fuck it, gimme one of them motherfuckers there, man)
Here, take that one and call me in the morning, nigga
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy, 'cause I'm floatin' in ecstasy
As you can see I took the pill (I took the pill), right to the house
Grabbed a shot of liquor and pop, pop, popped it in my mouth
And I'm thinking to my self that this might be a waste of my time
'Cause what if I don't even get high
Thirty minutes done came by, I didn't even seem high
Until I stood up and looked at the ceiling for some reason
Now I'm tweaking, then I tried to walk but I was slow
I guess I'm floating in ecstasy (Just like the nigga told me)
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
My name come alive, be told
And I'm poking in something, oh damn but it ain't no joke
Cut guards and red beans
And for them niggas that follow me around for my mojo
Feeling so see, 'cause I'm floating in ecstasy (Alright)
My nigga just call up the homey to hook us up on that liquid G
And if these hoes don't want to see, they gotta check the spot quickly
I'm feeling way high, but I'm also feeling way low
But damn I'm stuck in between
Fucking with broad boys and never get used
Just help, just throw in a few more
Diablos, nigga Flesh Bone so chill
I'm feeling it hump through my body, feeling hot and exotic
Feeling knocked out, feeling too sexy for my motherfuckin' self!
Gotta find my bitch and fuck her ass to death!
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
I feel so pillish pillish pillish, 'cause we floatin' in ecstasy
Who's my nigga that told me the level?
I started to see the devil, nigga was floating in ecstasy
Shit, I took the pill, couldn't feel nothing so I'm breaking
But about thirty more minutes later, nigga was on the couch fainted
Arms sweaty, man why in the fuck y'all let me do this?
I'm looking at my home girl like I want her, nigga this some new shit
I realized, nigga took one step and started stumbling
And I was trying to call my nigga but he couldn't hear me, so I guess I'm mumbling
Fall off into something, but I guess I'm on a mission
Telling my niggas that I love 'em now but it ain't nobody listening
Whistling, hanging out the window, need me some indo
'Till I let go, like, me silky fine-ine, ine
Flown the expo, knock, knock, knock at the door
But nigga was paranoid, so I grabbed my gun bucked it at the door
Ooh-wee, shit happens, my family got me faded
But I'm running a secret cous', 'cause a nigga can't take it
Shake it, if I can but I blend in with the killers
And I wish "E" was here to feel pillish (Pillish, pillish)
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy (Come roll with me)
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy (Come roll with me)
I feel so violent, violent fucking with that ecstasy
I've been smoking weed for a very long time, why should I change?
And plus they say that ecstasy shit fucks up the brain (Brain)
Ah, why should I, just to get high, weed gets me high (Weed gets me high)
"Nigga try this here," they said "better then that there"
They say, "ya like it (ya like it)" so I tried it (I tried it)
I thought the shit'll have a nigga high and horny
I'm high, but I'm too high, I want to hurt somebody
Nigga you tripping, get a hold of that shit, and ride that high
But I'm tripping, body moves, won't nobody get hurt (Hurt)
Groaning, groaning, groaning and she ain't even in the car
Layzie won't believe we high off the LSD
Would ya slow down, we riding on the highway
Get the wheel so I can go down on ya, I sever it on my own way
She reaching feeling so zigidy zigidy zigidy
Got these bitches, fucking them bitches
Baby be peeled off, peeling on, moving slow
And Bizzy be rock hard, tongue well and mean slow
We in the club drunk, fucked up, and still rolling
They know my pockets swollen, hold up, show them we rolling
We rolling, rolling, rolling and rolling, rolling, rolling
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy and we rolling on that ecstasy
I feel so zigidy zigidy zigidy and we rolling on that ecstasy
And we rolling on that ecstasy, and we rolling on that ecstasy
And we rolling on that ecstasy, and we rolling on that ecstasy
Fuck it, gimmie a pill nigga
Oh shit, oh shit!
Lyrics submitted by DallasLeigh
Ecstasy Lyrics as written by Stanley Howse Bone
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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