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.
I have quit you by mistake
I have nothing more to make, to make
Clear to you, that I could be so cruel
Never have I seen
Never have I been
Never have I seen
Never have I been myself so much
Just so that you could touch
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true, here we go
I'm sorry I was cruel
I forgot to kiss you
Forgot to put my shell on
Put my head back in
Put my head back in yeah
Why do you have to be so dynamic
Why do you have to be so dynamic yeah
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true, here we go
When you cleanse I defend
When you stick the knife in
When you stick the knife in
When ya, when ya, when ya stick the knife in yeah
Stick the knife in yeah
Stick the knife
Stick the knife
Stick the knife
Stick the knife
Stick it in
Stick it in
Stick it in
Stick it in
Jumping in my own heart
Tearing everthing apart
Jumping in my own heart
Tearing everthing apart
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was cruel yeah
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I stick it in
Stick it in
Stick the knife
I was so cruel
So cruel
So cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I forgot to kiss you
I was so cruel
I have nothing more to make, to make
Clear to you, that I could be so cruel
Never have I seen
Never have I been
Never have I seen
Never have I been myself so much
Just so that you could touch
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true, here we go
I'm sorry I was cruel
I forgot to kiss you
Forgot to put my shell on
Put my head back in
Put my head back in yeah
Why do you have to be so dynamic
Why do you have to be so dynamic yeah
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true
What you say is true, here we go
When you cleanse I defend
When you stick the knife in
When you stick the knife in
When ya, when ya, when ya stick the knife in yeah
Stick the knife in yeah
Stick the knife
Stick the knife
Stick the knife
Stick the knife
Stick it in
Stick it in
Stick it in
Stick it in
Jumping in my own heart
Tearing everthing apart
Jumping in my own heart
Tearing everthing apart
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was cruel yeah
I was cruel
I was cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I stick it in
Stick it in
Stick the knife
I was so cruel
So cruel
So cruel
I was so cruel
I was so cruel
I forgot to kiss you
I was so cruel
Lyrics submitted by Tiger_Angel
I Was Cruel Lyrics as written by Adam Kane Robertson Adalita
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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