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.
Phone your mom, you're human
Don't play dumb, you're human
I know that you're anxious
You want more than this
Clean your mess, you're human
Get undressed, you're human
I know you're embarrassed
Pale and hairless
Step right up folks and join the fun
See the amazing ape with his opposable thumb
You'll be shocked, amazed, even horrified
That so much could be so compromised
Little monkeys making money
Naked monkeys looking funny
Mighty males are strong and free
Female monkeys not so luck
Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys
Monkeys kicking other monkeys
Monkeys wrong or monkeys right
Mostly flexing monkey might
Humans
Now you've lost your eden
There is no returning
It stares up and out at you
It's not for you
I don't care, I'm human
I'm too scared, I'm human
I know you want peice of mind
To be with your kind
You won't believe your eyes
A cranium of unparralleled size
Immaculate, if ill concieved
A sight not to be believed
Little monkeys making money....
I like other humans
They're so very human
I know that it's obvious
We're all just like this
Only human
Don't play dumb, you're human
I know that you're anxious
You want more than this
Clean your mess, you're human
Get undressed, you're human
I know you're embarrassed
Pale and hairless
Step right up folks and join the fun
See the amazing ape with his opposable thumb
You'll be shocked, amazed, even horrified
That so much could be so compromised
Little monkeys making money
Naked monkeys looking funny
Mighty males are strong and free
Female monkeys not so luck
Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys
Monkeys kicking other monkeys
Monkeys wrong or monkeys right
Mostly flexing monkey might
Humans
Now you've lost your eden
There is no returning
It stares up and out at you
It's not for you
I don't care, I'm human
I'm too scared, I'm human
I know you want peice of mind
To be with your kind
You won't believe your eyes
A cranium of unparralleled size
Immaculate, if ill concieved
A sight not to be believed
Little monkeys making money....
I like other humans
They're so very human
I know that it's obvious
We're all just like this
Only human
Lyrics submitted by Unarmed
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