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.
tän superpallon parketeilla saa kasakka pogota balettia
myös don huono änkeää joraamaan piikkarit jalassa
tän teatterin näyttämöllä saa roolien ohi hölmöillä
myös don huonon vaihto on lentävä
tee se niinkuin on tehtävä!
kiellettyä ajosuuntaa on don huono tuomittu ajamaan
pakollista kiertosuuntaa vasta päivää rundaamaan
väistämättömyysvelvollisuus on voimassa
don huonojen kohdatessa
tän hampurilaisen kidassa saa paavi höylätä paalua
ja don huonon on sallittu uida ketsuppijoessa
tän roskapokkarin sivuilla saa pellefanttikin satuilla
don huono uskoo yleiseen läpän heiton vapauteen
kiellettyä ajosuuntaa on don huono tuomittu ajamaan...
tän ydinpilven hattaroilla saa hattivattikin lesoilla
myös don huono imee kuiviin silmänkääntötemppuja
tän stadionin ruoholla saa pelet tienata
miljoonia kera don huonon
hyvä meno testataan, sopuottelija mestataan!
kiellettyä ajosuuntaa on don huono tuomittu ajamaan...
myös don huono änkeää joraamaan piikkarit jalassa
tän teatterin näyttämöllä saa roolien ohi hölmöillä
myös don huonon vaihto on lentävä
tee se niinkuin on tehtävä!
kiellettyä ajosuuntaa on don huono tuomittu ajamaan
pakollista kiertosuuntaa vasta päivää rundaamaan
väistämättömyysvelvollisuus on voimassa
don huonojen kohdatessa
tän hampurilaisen kidassa saa paavi höylätä paalua
ja don huonon on sallittu uida ketsuppijoessa
tän roskapokkarin sivuilla saa pellefanttikin satuilla
don huono uskoo yleiseen läpän heiton vapauteen
kiellettyä ajosuuntaa on don huono tuomittu ajamaan...
tän ydinpilven hattaroilla saa hattivattikin lesoilla
myös don huono imee kuiviin silmänkääntötemppuja
tän stadionin ruoholla saa pelet tienata
miljoonia kera don huonon
hyvä meno testataan, sopuottelija mestataan!
kiellettyä ajosuuntaa on don huono tuomittu ajamaan...
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